Where does “ur-” come from?

ur- (Irish) comes from Old Irish air-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

ur- (Irish): before, ante-, pro-; over-; very; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. before, ante-, pro-; over-; very; Alternative...

Ancestry of “ur-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishair-for-, fore
2Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
3Proto-Celticɸarein front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “ur-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare →Every word from Old Irish air- →