Where does “ēr” come from?

ēr (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.

ēr (Old Dutch): before, earlier than

Definitions

  1. before, earlier than

Ancestry of “ēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicairiearly
2Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
3Proto-Germanicairiearly

Words derived from “ēr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic airi →Every word from Proto-Germanic airiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic airi →