er-
Swedish
prefix
Definitions
- Inseparable verbal prefix that indicates an emphasizing meaning
Etymology
Derived from German er- (finally) derived from Old High German ir- derived from Low German er- derived from Middle Low German er- derived from Old Saxon ā- derived from Proto-Germanic *uz- (out, up, out-).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*uz-
Gloss
out, up, out-
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
上
Emoji
☝️ 👆️ 👍️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- er- German
- ermächtigen German
- er- Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰrēḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *uds- Proto-Indo-European
- *uss- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwaiskijaną Proto-Germanic
- *mōtijô Proto-Germanic
- *rīsaną Proto-Germanic
- *uz- Proto-Germanic
- *uzlugi- Proto-Germanic
- *uzrīsaną Proto-Germanic
- a- Old English
- or- Old English
- æmetta Old English
- ā- Old English
- ābreġdan Old English
- ābītan Old English
- ācumba Old English
- ādwǣsċan Old English
- āgān Old English
- ǣmtiġ Old English
- er- Middle Dutch
- ver- Middle Dutch
- ir- Old High German
- ur- Old High German
- ur-, ir- Old High German
- er- Middle High German
- 𐌿𐍃- Gothic
- ur- Old Dutch
- er- Middle Low German
- orsake Middle Low German
- a- Old Saxon
- thriotan Old Saxon
- ā- Old Saxon
- âdräötig German Low German
- er- Low German
- orsagh Old Danish
- dyr- Vilamovian