Where does “Ayre” come from?

Ayre derives from Old Norse eyrr, from Proto-Germanic aurī, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁uh₁-ró-s, a formation with the -rós suffix.

Ayre (English): A narrow bar of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a sandbank

Definitions

  1. A narrow bar of sand or gravel formed by the sea; a sandbank

Ancestry of “Ayre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyrra gravel bank
2Proto-Germanicaurīa river bank, or sandbank at the river’s mouth
3Proto-Germanicaurazwet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHuh₁-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →
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