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Where does “ōra” come from?

ōra (Old English) comes from Old English ēar, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ōra (Old English): ore, unwrought metal

Definitions

  1. ore, unwrought metal

Ancestry of “ōra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēarsea, ocean; grave, earth
2Proto-Germanicahazear
3Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
4Proto-Balticanśtas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “ōra”

  • ore
  • orebody
  • ameliorator
  • heorshe
  • oreforming
  • ewre
  • orefield
  • oreless
  • oreshoot
  • orehouse
  • ores
  • or
  • oor
  • od
  • o
  • or
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