Where does “ær” come from?
ær (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.
ær (Old English): early, previous, former; before, until; rather...
Definitions
- early, previous, former; before, until; rather...
Ancestry of “ær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | airiz | earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | airi | early |