Where does “eres” come from?
eres (Middle English) comes from Middle English ere, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
eres (Middle English): Alternative form of ars; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of ars; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “eres”, step by step
eres traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ere | Alternative form of hire; ear; The auricle; the... |
| 2 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 3 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle English ars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ars | arse, anus; bottom, buttocks; plural of art |
| 2 | Old French | arz | — |
| 3 | Latin | artes | second-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 4 | Latin | ars | art; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | artis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂értis | fitting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Middle English hereos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hereos | lovesickness: A malady of lovers induced by an... |
| 2 | Latin | hērōs | demigod, hero |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἥρως | a hero of the Trojan War: any of the major... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |