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Where does “ēare” come from?

ēare (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

ēare (Old English): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “ēare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
2Proto-Germanicausôear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “ēare”

  • ear
  • ere
  • ire
  • earshot
  • eared
  • earphones
  • eardrum
  • earpiece
  • earmark
  • erelong
  • earful
  • earache
  • earphone
  • earsplitting
  • earwax
  • earless
  • earmold
  • mouser
  • ireful
  • longear
  • earplug
  • dogeared
  • irefully
  • earhole
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