ed-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ed"

English

Etymology

From Middle English ed-, from Old English ed- (again, re-), 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).

Prefix

ed-

  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) A prefix of Old English origin meaning "again", "back", "anew", equivalent to re-.
    eddish, eddy, edgrow, edgrowth, ednew, edquicken

Derived terms

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Old English

Alternative forms

  • æd-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *idi- (back, backwards, again). Akin to Old Saxon idug-, Old High German id-, ida- (German dialect it-), Old Norse ið-, Gothic 𐌹𐌳-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ed-

  1. forming words with sense of "anew" or "again"; "against", "backwards"
    ednīwian "to renew, refresh, restore"
    edlǣċan "to repeat"
    edwīt "disgrace, reproach, shame"
    edwierpan "to recover, amend, improve"
  2. turning
    edēa "whirlpool, eddy"

Descendants

  • Middle English: ed-

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *idi- (back, backwards, again). Related to idug-.

Prefix

ed-

  1. forming words with sense of "against", "backwards"
    edwindan "to hurl, precipitate"
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