English

our

/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).

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    Origin

    From Middle English oure, from Old English ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishoure
      • inheritedOld Englishūre
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*unseraz “of us, our”
          • inheritedProto-Indo-European*wéy “our”

    Related: Scots oor, West Frisian ús, Low German uns, Dutch onze, German unser, Danish vor, Norwegian vår, Latin noster

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