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): they are

Definitions

  1. they are

Ancestry of “eru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicverato be; a being, a creature; a stay
2Old Norseverato be
3Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
4Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →
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