or-

English

prefix
Definitions
  • (no longer productive) From the outset; original; out; out of; without.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English or- derived from Old English or- (without, or-, fundamental, out, original) derived from Proto-Germanic *uz- (out, up, out-) derived from Proto-Indo-European *uds- (out, up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*uds-

Gloss

out, up

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Kanji

上

Emoji
☝️ 👆️ 👍️

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