Where does “or-” come from?

or- (English) comes from Middle English or-, from Old English or-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

or- (English): From the outset; original; out; out of; without

Definitions

  1. From the outset; original; out; out of; without

Ancestry of “or-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishor-without, void of, bereft of
2Old Englishor-original; former; ex-, out of
3Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →