Where does “ur-” come from?

ur- (German) comes 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.

ur- (German): ur-; great-; very

Definitions

  1. ur-; great-; very

Ancestry of “ur-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanur-—
2Old High Germanur-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 “ur-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →