Where does “ūre” come from?

ūre (Middle High German) comes from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “ūre”, step by step

ūre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
2Latinhōrahour
3Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
4Proto-Hellenic*worā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Old High German ūro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanūroaurochs
2Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
3Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo

Words derived from “ūre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →