Re: PIE Ud-

From: st-george@...
Message: 37831
Date: 2005-05-12

>Cf. the German word for 'origin': Ursprung = that which
>springs out from.
>
>Lars

Modern german Ur-/ur- doesn't give any hint whatsoever
that its ancient form could have meant <ut -> aus> "out"
(e.g. Utgang > Ausgang). In German, anyone will perceive
the prefix as meaning "primeval," "primordial." (just
consider e.g. uralt, urtümlich, Urängste, Urkunde, Urknall,
Urschrift, Urheber; OTOH, urig "urwüchsig" (genuine!) +
"comic/al")

(BTW: what's the etymology of Lat. origin-?)

g
--
Der Urinstinkt (versus) Der Urin stinkt. :)

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