Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯.riz/

Adverb

*airiz (adjective *airizô)

1. earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *airi
  • Old English: ǣr
    • Middle English: er
      • English: ere
      • Scots: air
      • Yola: ear
  • Old Frisian: ēr
    • Saterland Frisian: eer, ädder
    • West Frisian: ier
      • ⇒ West Frisian: eardat, ear't
  • Old Saxon: ēr
    • Middle Low German: êr
      • German Low German: ehr
        • ⇒ German Low German: ehrdat
        • ⇒ German Low German: ehrder
        • ⇒ German Low German: ehrtieds
  • Old Dutch: ēr
    • Middle Dutch: êer
      • Dutch: eer
      • Limburgish: ieër
  • Old High German: ēr
    • Middle High German: ēr, ē (loss of -r as in hie, dā)
      • German: eher, ehe, eh
• >? Old Norse: áðr, áðan
  • Icelandic: áður
  • Faroese: áður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: åder
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis)