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eher

Pronunciation: /ˈeːər/

“eher” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. fairly, relatively, somewhat; expresses a weakened degree
  2. sooner, more readily, preferably; expresses a preference
  3. more precisely speaking, in fact, more like; used to replace a word or phrase with another

Etymology

Chiefly from haplology of Middle High German ērer, from Old High German ēriro, from Proto-Germanic *airizô. Compare Dutch eerder. Likely conflated with Middle High German ēr, a rarer byform of ē (whence modern eh, ehe), from Old High German ēr, from Proto-Germanic *airiz, adverbial form of the above. Cognate with Dutch eer, English ere, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis). The final /r/ was regularly lost in…

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