Where does “oord” come from?

oord (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ort, from Old Dutch ort, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

oord (Dutch): place; region

Definitions

  1. place; region

Ancestry of “oord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchort—
2Old Dutchort—
3Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “oord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →Every word from Old Dutch ort →