Where does “eres” come from?
eres (English) comes from English ere, from Middle English ere, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
eres (English): plural of ere
Definitions
- plural of ere
Ancestry of “eres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ere | At an earlier time; Before; sooner than; Before |
| 2 | Middle English | ere | Alternative form of hire; ear; The auricle; the... |
| 3 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 4 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |