ur-

Meaning

Forming words with the sense of “proto-, primitive, original”.

Translations

ur-

oer-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʊə/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: oer-

Cognate with English: or-

In summary

From German ur-, from Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur- (“out; without”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (“up, out”), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (“upwards, away, out, outwards”). Doublet of a- and or-. Cognate also with Dutch oer- and Dutch oor-.