Where does “úrsmiður” come from?
úrsmiður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic úr, from Middle Low German ūr, from Middle Dutch ūre, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
úrsmiður (Icelandic): watchmaker
Definitions
- watchmaker
Ancestry of “úrsmiður”, step by step
úrsmiður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic úr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | úr | clock; watch; out of |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ūr | watch, clock |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ūre | hour |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 5 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |