er-

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix emphasizing a result of the action of the verb:
  2. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix emphasizing a result of the action of the verb:
  3. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix emphasizing a result of the action of the verb:

Vertalings

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɛɐ̯/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“up, out”). Cognate with Old Saxon ā-, English a-. Doublet of ur-. Compare the use of English up in various verb constructions to emphasize a result, such as rustle up, work up, etc.

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