Where does “jór” come from?

jór (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

jór (Old Norse): horse, stallion

Definitions

  1. horse, stallion

Ancestry of “jór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicehwazhorse; name of the E-rune
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “jór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ehwaz →