Where does “Urahn” come from?

Urahn (German) 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.

Urahn (German): ancestor, forebear

Definitions

  1. ancestor, forebear

Ancestry of “Urahn”, step by step

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