Where does “oure” come from?
oure (Middle English) comes from Old English ūr, from Proto-West Germanic ūr, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.
oure (Middle English): our; my, mine; aurochs
Ancestry of “oure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ūr | aurochs |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ūr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ūraz | aurochs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ūsr- | aurochs; buffalo |
Words derived from “oure”