Where does “ørur” come from?

ørur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ørr, from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ørur (Faroese): crazy

Definitions

  1. crazy

Ancestry of “ørur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseørrswift, ready
2Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Herwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaz →