Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “ôrlōge” come from?

ôrlōge (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon urlagi, from Proto-Germanic uzlagą, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Ancestry of “ôrlōge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonurlagi—
2Proto-Germanicuzlagąfate, destiny
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ôrlōge”

  • oorlog
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