Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

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

Definitions

  1. to honour , or honor

Ancestry of “beære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeehren—
2Germanehrento honor
3Middle High Germanēren—
4Old High Germanēren—
5Proto-Germanicaizānąto honour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →