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.

ørr (Old Norse): swift, ready

Definitions

  1. swift, ready

Ancestry of “ørr”, step by step

ørr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic arwaz

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

via Proto-Germanic wōrijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwōrijaz—

Words derived from “ørr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Herwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaz →