Where does “weleer” come from?
weleer (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.
weleer (Dutch): yore; good times that have gone by; yesteryear
Definitions
- yore; good times that have gone by; yesteryear
Ancestry of “weleer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | eer | honour; ere, before; copper |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êer | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēr | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | airi | early |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | airiz | earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | airi | early |