Where does “jer” come from?

jer (English) comes from Russian ер, from Old Church Slavonic ѥръ.

jer (English): Ultra-short or reduced vowel in Proto- and Late...

Definitions

  1. Ultra-short or reduced vowel in Proto- and Late...

Ancestry of “jer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianерletter "ъ", now called твёрдый знак
2Old Church Slavonicѥръ—
Every word from Old Church Slavonic ѥръ →Every word from Russian ер →