Where does “eir” come from?

eir (Old French) comes from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

eir (Old French): heir

Definitions

  1. heir

Ancestry of “eir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhērēsheir, heiress
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →