Where does “ur” come from?
ur (Faroese) comes from Danish ur, from Norwegian Nynorsk ur, from Middle Low German ūr, from Middle Dutch ūre, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ur (Faroese): out of; from; off
Definitions
- out of; from; off
Ancestry of “ur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ur | clock; watch; scree |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ur | a clock or watch; a terrain of large, fallen... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ūr | watch, clock |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ūre | hour |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 6 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 7 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |