Where does “ur” come from?
ur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ur (Norwegian Nynorsk): a clock or watch; a terrain of large, fallen...
Definitions
- a clock or watch; a terrain of large, fallen...
Ancestry of “ur”, step by step
ur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German ūr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | ūr | watch, clock |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ūre | hour |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 4 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |