er-

Dutch (Brabantic)

prefix
Definitions
  • Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates the cause or beginning of an action.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *uz- (out, up, out-) inherited from Middle Dutch er- derived from Old High German ir- derived from Middle High German er-.

Origin

Middle High German

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