Etymology

aren't

Today it means: are not (negative auxiliary) Full definition →

English n’t ← Middle English aren ← Old English earon
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aren't · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic*arun?
  2. Old Englishearon
  3. Middle Englisharen
  4. Englishare
  5. Englishn’t
  6. English todayaren't

From are + n’t.

aren't · verb2

Spelling replacement of the homonym an’t.

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