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Where does “earon” come from?

earon (Old English) comes from Old English bēon, from Proto-Germanic bijōniz, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

earon (Old English): third-person plural simple present of wesan

Definitions

  1. third-person plural simple present of wesan

Ancestry of “earon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēonto be, become
2Proto-Germanicbijōniz—
3Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “earon”

  • r
  • aren't
  • that're
  • milliare
  • these're
  • those're
  • rs
  • 're
  • are
  • aren
  • urnae
  • are
  • are
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