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
Ancestry of “eru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | ér | scar |
| 2 | Old Norse | ęr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arwaz | ready, fast; scar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Herwos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |