Etymograph

English

Ore

Ore comes from Old English ora ‘edge, stream bank, brink’, from Proto-Germanic *ōzô ‘mouth of a river, inlet’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃éh₁os‘mouth’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ōzô‘mouth of a river, inlet’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ōʀōreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150ora‘edge, stream bank, brink’
  5. EnglishtodayOre

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃éh₁os‘mouth’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*ōzô‘mouth of a river, inlet’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*ōʀōreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150ora‘edge, stream bank, brink’
  5. EnglishtodayOre

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os ‘mouth’

oral, regatta, 2 more

Today it means

name A suburban area, formerly a village, in Hastings borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8311).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os / Ore

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