Where does “ær-” come from?

ær- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic airi-, from Yoruba rí — to see, to find.

ær- (Old English): before, early, former, past, pre-; ancient,...

Definitions

  1. before, early, former, past, pre-; ancient,...

Ancestry of “ær-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicairi-before
2Yorubaríto see, to find
Every word from Yoruba rí →Every word from Proto-Germanic airi- →