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Where does the word "uproar" come from? It comes from Dutch oproer, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).
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Where does the word "uproar" come from? It comes from Dutch oproer, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).
Uproar’s story begins in Dutch: oproer meant “a riot, commotion.” Combining "op" (up) and "roer" (stir, motion), meaning a riot or commotion. It reached English by 1500s as uproar. Adopted and reshaped through folk association with "roar". Today, uproar means a loud and excited disturbance, or a public outcry.
- Stage 1 · Dutch · medieval oproer "a riot, commotion", combining "op" (up) and "roer" (stir, motion), meaning a riot or commotion.
- Stage 2 · English · 1500s uproar "a loud, excited disturbance", adopted and reshaped through folk association with "roar".