Where does “ør” come from?

ør (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.

ør (Norwegian Nynorsk): dizzy, woozy; Alternative form of øyr; form...

Definitions

  1. dizzy, woozy; Alternative form of øyr; form...

Ancestry of “ør”, step by step

ør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eyrr

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

via Old Norse ór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseórout of, from; made out of, "denoting a...
2Proto-Germanicuzout of
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-sup, off
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “ør”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Huh₁-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic auraz →