Where does “our” come from?

Our comes from Middle English oure, from Old English ure, from Latin hora, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂.

our (English): Belonging to us; Of, from, or belonging to the...

Definitions

  1. Belonging to us; Of, from, or belonging to the...

Ancestry of “our”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoureour; my, mine; aurochs
2Old Englishūraurochs
3Proto-West Germanicūraurochs
4Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
5Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo

Words derived from “our

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr-Every word from Proto-Germanic ūrazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic ūr