Where does “oer” come from?
oer (Dutch) comes from Low German Uur, from Proto-Germanic ūra-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)wūr-.
oer (Dutch): ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron oxide, bog...
Definitions
- ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron oxide, bog...
Ancestry of “oer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Low German | Uur | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ūra- | ferriferous sand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)wūr- | — |