Where does “er” come from?

er (German) comes from Middle High German er, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

Ancestry of “er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerhe
2Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
3Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
4Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
5Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “er”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →