Where does “er-” come from?

er- (Swedish) comes from German er-, 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- (Swedish): Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates an...

Definitions

  1. Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates an...

Ancestry of “er-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaner-Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates a...
2Middle High Germaner-—
3Old High Germanir-thoroughly
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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