Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
From Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal”), of uncertain origin, and ār (“brass, copper, bronze”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos. Compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper”), German ehern (“of metal, of iron”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore”); also Dutch oer (“ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore”). Compare Latin aes (“bronze, copper”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵 (aiiah), Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron”).
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Inherited-form mentionorenm
- Inherited-form mentionōraang · ore, unwrought metal
- Inherited-form mention*aiʀgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*aizgem-pro
- Inherited-form mention*h₂éyosine-pro
- Cognate mentioneirnon · brass, copper
- Cognate mentionehernde · of metal, of iron
- Cognate mention𐌰𐌹𐌶got · ore
- Cognate mentionoernl · ferrous hardpan; bog iron ore
- Cognate mentionaesla · bronze, copper
- Cognate mention𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵ae
- Cognate mentionअयस्sa · copper, iron
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