Where does “ǣr” come from?
ǣr (Old English) comes from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
ǣr (Old English): ere, before
Definitions
- ere, before
Ancestry of “ǣr”, step by step
ǣr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English dēaþ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |