Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “oer” come from?

oer (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic ougros, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewǵ- — cold.

oer (Welsh): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “oer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticougroscold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewǵ-cold

Words derived from “oer”

  • oeri
  • oeraidd
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