Where does “beære” come from?
beære (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German beehren, from German ehren, from Middle High German ēren, from Old High German ēren, from Proto-Germanic aizāną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.
beære (Norwegian Bokmål): to honour , or honor
Ancestry of “beære”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | beehren | — |
| 2 | German | ehren | to honor |
| 3 | Middle High German | ēren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ēren | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aizāną | to honour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eys- | to wish; to request |