Where does “Ur” come from?

Ur (Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.

Ur (Low German): aurochs

Definitions

  1. aurochs

Ancestry of “Ur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
2Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūraz →