Where does “úrr” come from?

úrr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.

úrr (Old Norse): aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct European mammal)

Definitions

  1. aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct European mammal)

Ancestry of “úrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
2Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūraz →