Where does “er” come from?

er (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

er (Middle High German): he

Definitions

  1. he

Ancestry of “er”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
2Proto-West Germaniciʀhe, it
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

Words derived from “er”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs →Every word from Proto-Germanic jīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic iʀ →