Where does “är” come from?

är (Luxembourgish) comes from German ar, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

är (Luxembourgish): second-person plural possessive pronoun,...

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Ancestry of “är”, step by step

är traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanar—
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Middle High German iur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaniur—
2Old High Germaniuwaryour
3Proto-Germanicizwerazyour; 2nd person plural possessive
4Proto-Germanicjūzyou
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
6Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →
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