Where does “Uhrensohn” come from?

Uhrensohn (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.

Uhrensohn (German): son of a gun

Definitions

  1. son of a gun

Ancestry of “Uhrensohn”, step by step

Uhrensohn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German uhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanuhrhours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period
2Middle High Germanūre
3Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
4Latinhōrahour
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

via German sohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansohnson
2Middle High Germansunson
3Old High Germansun
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-
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