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Where does “decare” come from?

decare (English) comes from English are, from Middle English aren, from Old English earon, from Old English bēon, from Proto-Germanic bijōniz, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

decare (English): A unit of surface area equal to 10 ares

Definitions

  1. A unit of surface area equal to 10 ares

Ancestry of “decare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisharesecond-person singular simple present of be;...
2Middle EnglisharenPlural present indicative form of been
3Old Englishearonthird-person plural simple present of wesan
4Old Englishbēonto be, become
5Proto-Germanicbijōniz—
6Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →