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Where does “æhher” come from?

æhher (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ancestry of “æhher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahazear
2Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
3Proto-Balticanśtas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “æhher”

  • er
  • eere
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