Where does “ørvur” come from?

ørvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

ørvur (Faroese): arrow

Definitions

  1. arrow

Ancestry of “ørvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫrarrow; inflection of ǫrr: ## positive degree...
2Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Old Norse ǫr →