Where does “ort” come from?
Ort comes from Old English orǣt, of unknown origin and meaning.
ort (English): A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any...
Definitions
- A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any...
Ancestry of “ort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | orte | — |
| 2 | Old English | *oreta | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *uʀātō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *uzētô | — |