Where does “orre” come from?

orre (Swedish) comes from Turkish orospu, from Persian روسپی, from Middle Persian lwspyk' — whore.

orre (Swedish): black grouse

Definitions

  1. black grouse

Ancestry of “orre”, step by step

orre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish orospu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishorospuwhore, bitch, slut
2Persianروسپیprostitute, harlot, whore, courtesan
3Middle Persianlwspyk'whore

via Old Norse orri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseorriblack grouse
2Proto-Germanic*wurzôgrouse

Words derived from “orre”

Every word from Middle Persian lwspyk' →Every word from Persian روسپی →Every word from Turkish orospu →