Where does “er-” come from?

er- (German) comes from Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, 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.

er- (German): Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...

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Ancestry of “er-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germaner-—
2Old High Germanir-thoroughly
3Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
4Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “er-”

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