Where does “Urs” come from?

Urs (German) comes from Latin ursus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρκτος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ŕ̥tḱos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥tḱós — destroying.

Ancestry of “Urs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinursusa bear
2Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
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