Where does “eare” come from?

eare (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German eren, from Old Saxon eron, from Proto-Germanic aizāną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

eare (Plautdietsch): to honour, to dignify; to venerate, to revere

Definitions

  1. to honour, to dignify; to venerate, to revere

Ancestry of “eare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germaneren—
2Old Saxoneronto honour; to help
3Proto-Germanicaizānąto honour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aizāną →Every word from Old Saxon eron →