Etymology

yure

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Middle English ȝowre ← Old Norse júr ← Proto-Germanic *eudarą
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*eudarą
  2. Old Norse · derived fromjúr
  3. Middle English · inherited fromȝowre
  4. English todayyure

From Middle English ȝowre, from Old Norse júr, júgr (“udder”), from Proto-Germanic *eudarą, *ūdarą. More at udder.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.