prähistorisch
Translation
prehistoric
Examples
Wir besuchten prähistorische Höhlen.
We visited prehistoric caves.
Diese Werkzeuge sind prähistorisch.
These tools are prehistoric.
Grammar Patterns
((attributive)) prehistoric... prehistoric tools
((predicative)) ...is prehistoric The tools are prehistoric.
Similar Words
Synonyms: urgeschichtlich, vorzeitlich; Antonyms: modern, contemporary
Etymology
From the prefix 'prä-' (pre-, before) + 'historisch' (historic). It's a direct cognate of the English 'prehistoric'.
Memory Tips
The German prefix 'prä-' is the equivalent of the English 'pre-'. This makes 'prähistorisch' very easy to remember as 'pre-historic'.