Where does “Urgeschichte” come from?
Urgeschichte (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.
Urgeschichte (German): prehistory; primeval history, Genesis 1-11
Definitions
- prehistory; primeval history, Genesis 1-11
Ancestry of “Urgeschichte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “Urgeschichte”