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

  1. yore; good times that have gone by; yesteryear

Ancestry of “weleer”, step by step

weleer 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 wel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela—
4Proto-Germanic*wela—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Germanic airi →