Where does “ǫr” come from?

ǫr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo- — bow, arrow.

ǫr (Old Norse): arrow; inflection of ǫrr: ## positive degree...

Definitions

  1. arrow; inflection of ǫrr: ## positive degree...

Ancestry of “ǫr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicarhwōarrow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érkʷo-bow, arrow

Words derived from “ǫr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érkʷo-Every word from Proto-Germanic arhwō