ur- (proto-, primitive, original) · great-; indicates an additional generation of separation between relatives · very; used to intensify adjectives
köken: From Middle High German ur-, from Old High German ur-, ir- (“thoroughly”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”). Doublet of er-.
aile: Urfaust, Urmonotheismus
🔊 ur- + Schrei (“scream”) → Urschrei (“primal scream”)
🔊 ur- + Wald (“forest”) → Urwald (“primeval forest”)
🔊 ur- + indogermanisch (“Indo-European”) → urindogermanisch (“Proto-Indo-European”, relational)
great (when used with ancestors and descendants) · ur-, proto- (primitive, original)
eş: прото-, пред-
köken: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.
aile: прама́терь, пранарод, праславя́не
🔊 пра- (pra-) + дед (ded, “grandfather”) → пра́дед (práded, “great-grandfather”)
🔊 пра- (pra-) + славя́нский (slavjánskij, “Slavic”) → праславя́нский (praslavjánskij, “Proto-Slavic”)
ur-, proto-: primordial, primeval, original · very, intensely, extremely
köken: Borrowed from German ur-, cognate with the native Dutch oor-, as in oordeel, oorkonde.
aile: oerbeeld, oerbos, oerbron, oerdegelijk, oerdier, oerdrift, Oergermaans n & adjective, oergezellig, oergrond, oerhollands
🔊 Hij is oerdom.
aboriginal, primeval, proto-, original (with general connotations of old) · very, super-
aile: urdjur, urinvånare, uroxe, urskog, urusel
🔊 Han är urgammal
🔊 Hon är urfånig
proto-, pre-, ur- · prepended to ancestors before grandparents; great- · prepended to descendants after grandchildren; great-
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro-der. Proto-Slavic *pra- Polish pra- Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.
🔊 pra- + porządek → praporządek (“preorder”)
🔊 pra- + język → prajęzyk (“proto-language”)
🔊 pra- + stary → prastary (“ancient”)
ur-, proto-
köken: From German ur-.
great- (removed by one generation from) · proto-
köken: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.
🔊 pra- + ded → praded
🔊 pra- + slovanščina → praslovanščina
ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric · fore- · great-
köken: Borrowed from Russian пра- (pra-) and Polish pra-.
aile: praa, praulo
🔊 pra- + arbaro (“forest”) → praarbaro (“primordial forest”)
🔊 pra- + besto (“animal”) → prabesto (“prehistoric animal”)
🔊 pra- + homo (“human being”) → prahomo (“primitive man”)