Proto-Germanic

*airiz

‘earlier, before’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *airiz.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *airiz, most familiar first.

• early ← erly ← ǣrlīċe ← ǣr
• ere ← er ← ǣr ← *airi
• erer ← eror ← ǣr
• whilere ← whil er ← er ← hwīle ǣr ← hwīle

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *airiz