Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/airiʀō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *airizô. Equivalent to *airi (“early”) +‎ *-iʀō.

Adjective

*airiʀō

  1. comparative degree of *airi (“early”): earlier

Inflection

n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *airiʀō
Genitive *airiʀini, *airiʀan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *airiʀō *airiʀā *airiʀā
Accusative *airiʀan *airiʀōn *airiʀā
Genitive *airiʀini, *airiʀan *airiʀōn *airiʀini, *airiʀan
Dative *airiʀini, *airiʀan *airiʀōn *airiʀini, *airiʀan
Instrumental *airiʀini, *airiʀan *airiʀōn *airiʀini, *airiʀan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *airiʀan *airiʀōn *airiʀōn
Accusative *airiʀan *airiʀōn *airiʀōn
Genitive *airiʀanō *airiʀōnō *airiʀanō
Dative *airiʀum *airiʀōm, *airiʀum *airiʀum
Instrumental *airiʀum *airiʀōm, *airiʀum *airiʀum

Descendants

  • Old English: ǣrra
  • Old Frisian:
    • West Frisian: earder
  • Old Saxon:
  • Old Dutch: *ēriro
  • Old High German: ēriro, ēroro
    • Middle High German: ērer
      • (German: eher) (merged with adverbial form)
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