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English word origin

Etymology of ed-

From Middle English ed-, from Old English ed- (“again, re-”), from Proto-West Germanic *id-, from Proto-Germanic *idi-, *idi, *ida (“back, backwards, again”), from Proto-Indo-European *éti. Cognate with Dutch et-, German

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Unnumbered source etymology

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prefix

A prefix of Old English origin meaning "again", "back", "anew", equivalent to re-.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English ed-, from Old English ed- (“again, re-”), from Proto-West Germanic *id-, from Proto-Germanic *idi-, *idi, *ida (“back, backwards, again”), from Proto-Indo-European *éti. Cognate with Dutch et-, German dialectal it- (“again, back”), Icelandic ið- (“again, back”), Gothic 𐌹𐌳- (id-, “again, back”), Welsh ad-, Welsh ed- (“again, back”), Latin et (“and”), Latin at (“but, moreover”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Inherited-form mentioned-enm
  • Inherited-form mentioned-ang
  • Inherited-form mention*id-gmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*idi-gem-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*étiine-pro
  • Cognate mentionet-nl
  • Cognate mentionið-is
  • Cognate mention𐌹𐌳-got
  • Cognate mentionad-cy
  • Cognate mentioned-cy
  • Cognate mentionetla
  • Cognate mentionatla
Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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