Where does “eerre” come from?
eerre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ēriro, from Proto-Germanic airizô, from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.
Ancestry of “eerre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ēriro | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | airizô | earlier, former |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | airiz | earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | airi | early |
Words derived from “eerre”