und-

See also: und and Und

Danish

Etymology

Partly a loan from Middle Low German ent-, unt-, from Proto-Germanic *andi- (cf. German ent-), and partly an abbreviation of Old Norse undan, from Proto-Germanic *undanē (down under).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔn-]

Prefix

und-

  1. Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with und-

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish unt-, from Middle Low German ent-, unt-, um-, from Old Saxon and-. Compare German ent-.

Prefix

und-

  1. (chiefly in words derived from Middle Low German) away, off

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with und-

References