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Where does “*airu” come from?
*airu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic airuz, from Proto-Indo-European ey- — to go.
Ancestry of “*airu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
airuz
messenger; servant; herald
2
Proto-Indo-European
ey-
to go
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