Where does “øyr” come from?

øyr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse eyrr, from Proto-Germanic aurī, from Proto-Germanic auraz, from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

øyr (Norwegian Nynorsk): river bank, delta

Definitions

  1. river bank, delta

Ancestry of “øyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeyrra gravel bank
2Proto-Germanicaurīa river bank, or sandbank at the river’s mouth
3Proto-Germanicaurazwet sand or earth, mud; liquid, water, sea
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHuh₁-ró-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic auraz →