Where does “armbandsúr” come from?

armbandsúr (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.

armbandsúr (Icelandic): wristwatch

Definitions

  1. wristwatch

Ancestry of “armbandsúr”, step by step

armbandsúr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic úr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicúrclock; watch; out of
2Middle Low Germanūrwatch, clock
3Middle Dutchūrehour
4Old Dutchūra—
5Old Frenchhourehour; time; moment to do something
6Latinhōrahour
7Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
8Proto-Hellenic*worā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Icelandic armband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarmbandbracelet
2Icelandicarmurarm
3Old Norsearmrarm; poor, unhappy; wretched, wicked
4Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →