Where does “er” come from?
er (Swedish) comes from Swedish eder, from Latin edar, from Latin edo, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.
er (Swedish): you; your, yours; reflexive of ni; compare...
Definitions
- you; your, yours; reflexive of ni; compare...
Ancestry of “er”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | eder | you, your, yours; the standard Swedish "er" is a... |
| 2 | Latin | edar | first-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | edo | I eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,... |
| 4 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 5 | Latin | commūnicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |