Where does “er” come from?

er (Middle Cornish) comes from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

Ancestry of “er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheir—
2Anglo-Normanheir—
3Latinhērēsheir, heiress
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “er”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →