Where does “orri” come from?

orri (Faroese) comes from Old Norse orri, from Proto-Germanic *wurzô — grouse.

orri (Faroese): black grouse

Definitions

  1. black grouse

Ancestry of “orri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseorriblack grouse
2Proto-Germanic*wurzôgrouse
Every word from Proto-Germanic *wurzô →Every word from Old Norse orri →
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