Where does “ærleg” come from?

ærleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ærligr, from Middle Low German erlich, from Old High German ērlīh, from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk.

ærleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): honest

Definitions

  1. honest

Ancestry of “ærleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseærligr—
2Middle Low Germanerlich—
3Old High Germanērlīh—
4Proto-Germanic*aiʀulīk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *aiʀulīk →Every word from Old High German ērlīh →Every word from Middle Low German erlich →