Where does “Öhr” come from?

Öhr (German) comes from Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Öhr (German): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “Öhr”, step by step

Öhr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanoreear
2Old High Germanōraear
3Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
4Proto-Germanicausôear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Middle High German œre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanœrea needle's eye
2Old High Germanōria needle's eye

Words derived from “Öhr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →