ore

Betekenis (English)

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.

Concepten

erts

mineraal

Synonyms

mineral

mercury

liquid mercury

stone

🪨

quicksilver

glory

grace

honour

metal

🤘

mine

respect

reverence

rock

🪨

silver mine

öre

unprocessed metal

ground metal

eyrir

mineral deposit

base metal

øre

boulder

clay

copper

crystal

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɔɹ/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: or

Inherited from Oudengels: ōra

Cognate with Oudnoors: eir

Cognate with Duits: ehern

Cognate with Gothisch: 𐌰𐌹𐌶

Cognate with Nederlands: oer

Cognate with Latijn: aes

Cognate with Avestisch: 𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬵

Cognate with Sanskriet: अयस्

In summary

From 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-West Germanic *aiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *aiz, from Proto-Indo-European *áyos, 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”).