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
- Belonging to us; Of, from, or belonging to the...
Ancestry of “our”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | oure | our; my, mine; aurochs |
| 2 | Old English | ūr | aurochs |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ūr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūraz | aurochs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ūsr- | aurochs; buffalo |