Where does “éier” come from?

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

éier (Luxembourgish): before; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. before; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “éier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
2Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic iʀ →