Where does “wor” come from?
Wor comes from Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic unseraz, from Proto-Indo-European n̥s-ero-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots wéy and éǵh₂.
wor (English): our
Definitions
- our
Ancestry of “wor”, step by step
wor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English was
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | was | first-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | Middle English | was | First and third-person singular past indicative... |
| 3 | Old English | wæs | first/third-person singular preterite of bēon;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | was | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |