# ur-word

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An original or primal word; a protoword.

## Etymology
From ur- (“original, primal”) + word. Compare Dutch oerwoord, German Urwort.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ur-word