Where does “primal scene” come from?

primal scene (English) comes from German Urszene, from German ur-, from Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

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Ancestry of “primal scene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUrszeneprimal scene
2Germanur-ur-; great-; very
3Middle High Germanur-—
4Old High Germanur-thoroughly
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →
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