Where does “ur-hero” come from?

ur-hero (English) comes from English Ur, from German Urkontinent, from German Kontinent, from Latin continēns, from Latin contineo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ur-hero (English): An original or mythological hero

Definitions

  1. An original or mythological hero

Ancestry of “ur-hero”, step by step

ur-hero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUrA hypothetical early supercontinent which may have existed on Earth during the Archaean eon (3.1 billion years ago)
2GermanUrkontinentpalaeocontinent
3GermanKontinentcontinent
4Latincontinēnslimiting, enclosing
5LatincontineoI hold or keep together/close, surround, contain;...
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English Hero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHeroAny of a number of legendary men and women, including the priestess loved by Leander
2Middle Englishheroes—
3Old Frenchheroes—
4Latinhērōsdemigod, hero
5Ancient Greekἥρωςa hero of the Trojan War: any of the major...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →