ur-

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (morpheme) ur- (proto-, primitive, original)
  2. (morpheme) great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives
  3. (Austria, especially, morpheme) very; used to intensify adjectives

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/uːɐ̯/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”). Doublet of er-.

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