Where does “ir” come from?

ir (Elfdalian) comes from Elfdalian wårå, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ir (Elfdalian): singular present of wårå

Definitions

  1. singular present of wårå

Ancestry of “ir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Elfdalianwåråto be
2Old Norseverato be
3Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →