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Where does “aur” come from?

aur (Gutnish) comes from Old Norse aurr, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

aur (Gutnish): gravel bank, gravel, rough sand, dry gravel soil,...

Definitions

  1. gravel bank, gravel, rough sand, dry gravel soil,...

Ancestry of “aur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaurrmoist earth, wet clay, mud
2Proto-Germanicaurazwet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHuh₁-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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