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Where does “Pendeluhr” come from?

Pendeluhr (German) comes from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Pendeluhr (German): pendulum clock

Definitions

  1. pendulum clock

Ancestry of “Pendeluhr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanuhr—
2Middle High Germanūre—
3Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
4Latinhōra—
5Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
6Proto-Hellenic*worā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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