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Where does “ér” come from?

ér (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse es, from Proto-Germanic īz, from Proto-Indo-European ís — the . This demonstrative was used instead of a...

ér (Old Norse): "nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye

Definitions

  1. "nom. pl." to ‘þú’, ye

Ancestry of “ér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseesthat; is; as
2Proto-Germanicīz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanísthe . This demonstrative was used instead of a...

Words derived from “ér”

  • dere
  • de
  • þér
  • je
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