Where does “ur” come from?
ur (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic ūr, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.
ur (Old English): aurochs
Ancestry of “ur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | ūr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ūraz | aurochs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ūsr- | aurochs; buffalo |