Prefixes of Germanic Origin Which Exist as Separate Words
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Prefix
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Productive (P) or non- productive (N/P)
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Etymology
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Form of the independent word
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Examples
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I
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II
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| after-
| P
| OE
| after
| after noon,
after thought
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| all-
| P
| OE
| all
| al ways,
al most
| al one, al so
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| by -
| P
| OE
| by
| by road, by way, by path
|
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| fore -
| N/P
| OE
| before
| fore see,
fore tell
| fore head
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| forth-
| N/P
| OE
| forth
| forth coming
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| in-
| N/P
| OE
| in
| in sight, in let
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|
| mis -
| P
| OE
| miss (n. and
v. in the
sense “failing to do smth”)
| mis believe,
mis call
| mis take
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| off-
| N/P
| OE
| off
| off spring
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|
| on-
| N/P
| OE
| on
| on set
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| out-
| P
| OE
| out
| out cast,
out side
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| over-
| P
| OE
| over
| over look,
over all
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| under-
| P
| OE
| under
| under take,
under growth
| under stand
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Examples in Column I include the prefixed words, while in the examples given in Column II the prefixes have fused with the stem of the word and no longer are felt as prefixes.
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| up -
| P
| OE
| up
| up stairs,
up lift
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| with -
| N/P
| OE
| with
| with stand,
with draw
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