ā̆ier-, ā̆ien-

    ā̆ier-, ā̆ien-

    English meaning: day, morning

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Tag, Morgen”

    Grammatical information: n.

    Note: Root ü̆ier-, ü̆ien- : “day, morning” derived from a reduced Root ü̆ĝher-, ü̆ĝhen-, ü̆ĝhes- (oder ōĝ her etc.): “day”.

    Material: Av. ayarǝ, gen. ayąn n. “day”. Gk. loc. *ἀ(ι̯)ερι- in ἄριστον (from *ai̯eri-d-tom, to ed- “eat”) “ breakfast “ (uncontracted ἀέριστον still produceable Hom. Ψ 124, π 2); lengthened grades *ἀ̄(ι̯)ερι in the derivative ἠέριος “ early morning “, contracts in ἦρι “in the morning “. Different Risch 105. Goth. air, O.Ice. ür, adv. “ early “ (likewise loc. *ai̯eri), in addition compar. Goth. airiza “ earlier “, adv. airis = O.E. ǣr, O.H.G. ēr, Ger. eher, ehe; superl. O.E. ǣrest, O.H.G. ērist, Ger. erst. Maybe Alb. (*ēherst) herët “ early “; it seems that Alb. has preserved the old laryngeal ḫ-.

    References: WP. I 3, Feist 24b. Maybe to ü̆i-4.