Where does “ēren” come from?

ēren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch erien, from Proto-Germanic arjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ēren (Middle Dutch): to honour, to dignify

Definitions

  1. to honour, to dignify

Ancestry of “ēren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutcherien—
2Proto-Germanicarjanąto plough/plow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arjaną →