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Where does “ar-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ar-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ar-”

  • athriotan
  • alesan
  • agangan
  • ageldan
  • afullian
  • abelgan
  • adogian
  • ahreddian
  • awinnan
  • awerthan
  • adelian
  • afulian
  • astandan
  • abolganhed
  • a-
  • atiohan
  • afodian
  • afehian
  • abiddian
  • aquellian
  • astan
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