Where does “*oʀd” come from?

*oʀd (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

*oʀd (Proto-West Germanic): sharp point, spear-point, spear

Definitions

  1. sharp point, spear-point, spear

Ancestry of “*oʀd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “*oʀd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic uzdaz →
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