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
Ancestry of “ørvur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ǫr | arrow; inflection of ǫrr:
## positive degree... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arhwō | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érkʷo- | bow, arrow |