Where does “ur-” come from?
ur- (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
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Ancestry of “ur-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ur- | ur-; great-; very |
| 2 | Middle High German | ur- | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ur- | thoroughly |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |