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 (UK), or honor (US) e.g. to honour someone with one's presence

Definitions

  1. to honour (UK), or honor (US) e.g. to honour someone with one's presence

Ancestry of “beære”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeehrento compliment
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aizāną →Every word from Old High German ēren →
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