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

  1. early, previous, former; before, until; rather...

Ancestry of “ær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
2Proto-Germanicairiearly
Every word from Proto-Germanic airi →Every word from Proto-Germanic airiz →