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Where does “ord” come from?

ord (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *oʀd, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

ord (Old English): point; point of origin, beginning; front;...

Definitions

  1. point; point of origin, beginning; front;...

Ancestry of “ord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*oʀd—
2Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “ord”

  • ord
  • orde
  • ord
  • ordfruma
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