Where does “or-” come from?

or- (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

or- (Old English): original; former; ex-, out of

Definitions

  1. original; former; ex-, out of

Ancestry of “or-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “or-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →
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