Where does “eerwraak” come from?

eerwraak (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.

eerwraak (Dutch): honour-based violence, such as honour killings

Definitions

  1. honour-based violence, such as honour killings

Ancestry of “eerwraak”, step by step

eerwraak 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 wraak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwraakrevenge
2Middle Dutchwrāke
3Old Dutchwrāka
4Proto-West GermanicwrākuAlternative form of *wraku
5Proto-Germanicwrēkōpersecution; revenge; vengeance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Germanic airi
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