Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uz-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *ud-s- (up, out), from Proto-Indo-European *úd (up, out); or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u-s- (off, from), related to Latin au-, Sanskrit अव- (ava-, off, down). Etymologically identical with Proto-Germanic *uz (out, out of).

    Prefix

    *uz-

    1. up, out

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *uʀ-
      • Old English: or-
        • Middle English: or-
          • English: or- (fossilised)
      • Old Frisian: or-
        • Saterland Frisian: uur-
        • West Frisian: oar-
      • Old Saxon: ur-, or-
        • Middle Low German: or-
          • German Low German: oor-
      • Old Dutch: ur-, or-
      • Old High German: ur-
    • Old Norse: ør-
      • Icelandic: ör-
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ør-
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: ør-
    • Gothic: 𐌿𐍃- (us-)

    See also