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Where does “ørr” come from?

ørr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “ørr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ørr”

  • ärr
  • arr
  • arrdelfin
  • arr
  • arre
  • ar
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