German eher

← Old English ǣr (cognate)

← English ere (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *airiz (mention)

← Old High German ēr (inherited)

← Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (cognate)

→ English ere (cognate)

→ Old English ær (cognate)

→ Luxembourgish éier (cognate)

→ Low German ehr (cognate)