Etymograph

English

Ur

Ur comes from Sumerian Urim.

  1. Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEUrimtransliteratedcuneiform Urim, a transliteration
  2. EnglishtodayUr

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sumerianc. 3100–1800 BCEUrimtransliteratedcuneiform Urim, a transliteration
  2. EnglishtodayUr

Every English word from Sumerian Urim

Another origin of Ur

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, extend’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tn̥eh₁yétireconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘to hold’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontineō‘to hold together, contain’
  6. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcontinēns‘connected, continuous, unbroken’
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentKontinent‘continent’
  8. German, derivedc. 1650–presentUrkontinent‘original continent’
  9. EnglishtodayUr

Today it means

name An ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq; modern Tell el-Muqayyar.

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

Etymograph / Sumerian Urim / Ur

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