Where does “eru” come from?
eru (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vera, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
eru (Icelandic): third-person plural present of vera : they are;...
Definitions
- third-person plural present of vera : they are;...
Ancestry of “eru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vera | to be; a being, a creature; a stay |
| 2 | Old Norse | vera | to be |
| 3 | Old Norse | vesa | Archaic form of vera; to be |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |