urform

== English == === Alternative forms === ur-form === Etymology === From ur- (“original”) +‎ form. === Noun === urform (plural urforms) The (real or idealised) version of a transmissible cultural element, such as a word, language, religion, ideology, folktale, melody, meme, etc., which is taken to be the original form from which all other versions have deviated. Synonym: protoform ==== Translations ====