Where does “uur” come from?
uur (Middle English) comes from Middle English oure, from Old English ūr, from Proto-West Germanic ūr, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.
uur (Middle English): Alternative form of oure
Ancestry of “uur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | oure | our; my, mine; aurochs |
| 2 | Old English | ūr | aurochs |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ūr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ūraz | aurochs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ūsr- | aurochs; buffalo |