Where does “eru” come from?

eru (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian ér, from Old Norse ęr, from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

eru (Westrobothnian): scarred

Definitions

  1. scarred

Ancestry of “eru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianérscar
2Old Norseęr—
3Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Herwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaz →
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