Where does “ör” come from?

ör (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

ör (Icelandic): arrow; directed edge, arrow, arc; scar

Definitions

  1. arrow; directed edge, arrow, arc; scar

Ancestry of “ör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫrarrow; inflection of ǫrr: ## positive degree...
2Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

Words derived from “ör”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō →Every word from Old Norse ǫr →