Where does “Orlog” come from?

Orlog (German) comes from Old Frisian orloch, from Proto-Germanic uzlagą, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Orlog (German): war, especially a dire and devastating one

Definitions

  1. war, especially a dire and devastating one

Ancestry of “Orlog”, step by step

Orlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian orloch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianorloch—
2Proto-Germanicuzlagąfate, destiny
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →