Ore Definition
Other Word Forms of Ore
Noun
Origin of Ore
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Middle English or, oor, blend of Old English ōra (“ore, unwrought metal") and ār (“brass, copper, bronze"), the first a derivate of ear (“earth"), the second from Proto-Germanic *aiz (compare Old Norse eir (“brass, copper"), German ehern (“brazen, bronzen"), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌶 (aiz, “ore")), from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, h₂éyos. Confer Latin aes (“bronze, copper"), Avestan ayah, Sanskrit अयस् (áyas, “copper, iron").
From Wiktionary
Swedish from Old Norse eyrir from Latin aureus gold coin from aurum gold
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English ōra and from Old English ār brass, copper, bronze
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Danish Norwegian both from Old Norse eyrir öre
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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