Where does “us” come from?

us (Old French) comes from Latin ūsus, from Latin ūtor, from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ, from Proto-Slavic torъ, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

us (Old French): tradition or custom

Definitions

  1. tradition or custom

Ancestry of “us”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūsususe, employment, exercise, advantage
2Latinūtorto use, make use of, employ
3Proto-Slavic*ǫtorъcroze
4Proto-Slavictorъpaddock, pen
5Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “us”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torъ →