Where does “ǫrr” come from?

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

ǫrr (Old Norse): swift, ready; liberal, open-handed; active,...

Definitions

  1. swift, ready; liberal, open-handed; active,...

Ancestry of “ǫrr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ǫrr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European HerwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic arwaz