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Where does “Ar” come from?

Ar (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.

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

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Ancestry of “Ar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanar—
2Frencharean are
3Latinārea—
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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