The meaning of 'Deore'

[Stressed]

There's a reason for those old deerhead logos. Deore means deer!

 

[KermitGKona88]

Do you think there is a heirarchy amongst deer with the XTR deer being at the top ?

 

[captaincowelly]

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=deoreInteresting use of the word.Quick google seems to suggest it's derived from old English,meaning 'dear' not 'deer'.Wonder if that was a mis-translation by Shimano?Funny if it was.

 

[Stressed]

Think it probably was!

 

[Rank_21]

just checked the etymology - old English indeed Deor though seems to have Germanic/Dutch origines

 

[captaincowelly]

Like many of us!

 

[Rank_21]

Don’t know what XTR could mean. XT Cross terrain/extreme and R would be race?

 

[yakboy]

R was definitely "Race" but XT ? Extended Technology, Cross Track? No idea

 

[captaincowelly]

Yeah,R was race,maybe otherwise they just picked the 'cooler' sounding letters? Who uses W or Q?

 

[Rank_21]

For the full group these days = Xpensive