Where does “eerbetoon” come from?

eerbetoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch eer, from Middle Dutch êer, from Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.

eerbetoon (Dutch): homage, tribute, praise

Definitions

  1. homage, tribute, praise

Ancestry of “eerbetoon”, step by step

eerbetoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheerhonour; ere, before; copper
2Middle Dutchêerearlier, previously
3Old Dutchērbefore, earlier than
4Proto-West Germanicairiearly
5Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
6Proto-Germanicairiearly

via Dutch betoon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbetoon
Every word from Proto-Germanic airi →Every word from Proto-Germanic airiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic airi →
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