Where does “our” come from?

our (Scots) comes from Middle English oure, from Old English ūr, from Proto-West Germanic ūr, from Proto-Germanic ūraz, from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- — aurochs; buffalo.

our (Scots): our

Definitions

  1. our

Ancestry of “our”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishoureour; my, mine; aurochs
2Old Englishūraurochs
3Proto-West Germanicūraurochs
4Proto-Germanicūrazaurochs
5Proto-Indo-Europeanūsr-aurochs; buffalo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ūsr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ūraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ūr →