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Where does “solur” come from?

solur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ur, from Middle Low German ūr, from Middle Dutch ūre, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

solur (Norwegian Nynorsk): sundial

Definitions

  1. sundial

Ancestry of “solur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskura clock or watch; a terrain of large, fallen...
2Middle Low Germanūrwatch, clock
3Middle Dutchūre—
4Old Dutchūra—
5Old Frenchhourehour; time; moment to do something
6Latinhōra—
7Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
8Proto-Hellenic*worā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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