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Where does “*ōʀ” come from?
*ōʀ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ōsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os — mouth.
Ancestry of “*ōʀ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
ōsaz
mouth; mouth, inlet
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₃éh₁os
mouth
Words derived from “*ōʀ”
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transferor
retractor
detonator
deviatoric
regressor
articulator
subtractor
interpolator
undulator
negator
disseminator
deviator
delegator
corrugator
pledgor
covenantor
depredator
orebody
circumnavigator
representor
corporator
acetylator
lienor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os →