Where does “beehren” come from?

beehren (German) comes from German ehren, from Middle High German ēren, from Old High German ēren, from Proto-Germanic aizāną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

beehren (German): to compliment

Definitions

  1. to compliment

Ancestry of “beehren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanehrento honor
2Middle High Germanēren—
3Old High Germanēren—
4Proto-Germanicaizānąto honour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

Words derived from “beehren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aizāną →Every word from Old High German ēren →