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

  1. ferrous ground, sand clotted by iron oxide, bog...

Ancestry of “oer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanUur—
2Proto-Germanicūra-ferriferous sand
3Proto-Indo-European(s)wūr-—

Words derived from “oer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)wūr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūra- →Every word from Low German Uur →