Where does “oor-” come from?

oor- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch or-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

oor- (Dutch): A prefix with a variety of meanings, but...

Definitions

  1. A prefix with a variety of meanings, but...

Ancestry of “oor-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchor-A prefix with a variety of meanings, but...
2Old Dutchur-—
3Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “oor-”

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