er

Old Dutch

preposition

Definitions

before, earlier than

Etymology

Inherited from *airi inherited from Proto-Germanic *airiz (earlier).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*airiz

Gloss

earlier

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*airi Proto-Germanic
*airiz Proto-Germanic
*hwan Proto-Germanic
ær Old English
ǣr Old English
er Old High German
ērist Old High German
𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 Gothic
*airi gmw-pro
*aiʀu gmw-pro
er Old Saxon
ēr Old Saxon
er Old Frisian
ēr Old Frisian