Where does “eir” come from?

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

Ancestry of “eir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →
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