Where does “era-rana” come from?
era-rana (Nheengatu) comes from Proto-Germanic rana-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ran-, from German heran, from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
era-rana (Nheengatu): nickname
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Ancestry of “era-rana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rana- | corner, wedge |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ran- | pleasure, joy |
| 3 | German | heran | near, close to, over to |
| 4 | German | hēr | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
| 5 | Old High German | hera | hither |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |