"zu-" meaning in German

See zu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Audio: De-zu-.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō (“to”), from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zuo-}} Middle High German zuo-, {{inh|de|goh|zuo-}} Old High German zuo-, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*tō|t=to}} Proto-West Germanic *tō (“to”), {{der|de|gem-pro|*tō|t=to}} Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} zu-
  1. Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-zu--de-prefix-4UbOktP9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. Obsolete form of zer-. Tags: alt-of, morpheme, obsolete Alternative form of: zer-
    Sense id: en-zu--de-prefix-SkTCS~Si
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zumuten, zunehmen, zuschauen, zuschlagen, zuschreiben, zusichern, zustoßen, zuwandern Related terms: zurück-, zusammen-
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zumuten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zunehmen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zuschauen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zuschlagen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zuschreiben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zusichern"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zustoßen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zuwandern"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zuo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuo-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*tō",
        "t": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *tō (“to”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tō",
        "t": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō (“to”), from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zurück-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zusammen-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to#English"
        ],
        [
          "to-",
          "to-#English"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at#English"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on#English"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "zer-"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete form of zer-."
      ],
      "id": "en-zu--de-prefix-SkTCS~Si",
      "links": [
        [
          "zer-",
          "zer-#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "morpheme",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/De-zu-.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zu-"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German prefixes",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "zumuten"
    },
    {
      "word": "zunehmen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuschauen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuschlagen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuschreiben"
    },
    {
      "word": "zusichern"
    },
    {
      "word": "zustoßen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuwandern"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zuo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zuo-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zuo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuo-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*tō",
        "t": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *tō (“to”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tō",
        "t": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō (“to”), from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "zu-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "word": "zurück-"
    },
    {
      "word": "zusammen-"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
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        ],
        [
          "to-",
          "to-#English"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at#English"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on#English"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "word": "zer-"
        }
      ],
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        "German obsolete forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete form of zer-."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zer-",
          "zer-#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "morpheme",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "De-zu-.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/De-zu-.ogg/De-zu-.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/De-zu-.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zu-"
}

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