Where does “Jura” come from?
Jura (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Diùra, from Old Norse Dýrey, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
Ancestry of “Jura”, step by step
Jura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic Diùra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Diùra | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Dýrey | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | dýr | animal |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via French jura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jura | third-person singular past historic of jurer |
| 2 | French | jurer | to swear; to promise by oath; to swear; to say a... |
| 3 | Old French | jurer | to promise; to swear |
| 4 | Latin | iūrō | to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |