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:

Concepten

ver-

Synoniemen

an-

los-

ver-

Vertalingen

up

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɛɐ̯/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: er-

Verwant aan Old Saxon: ā-

Verwant aan Engels: a-

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.