Where does “suprenrigardi” come from?
suprenrigardi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rigardi, from French regarder, from Middle French regarder, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
suprenrigardi (Esperanto): to look upwards
Definitions
- to look upwards
Ancestry of “suprenrigardi”, step by step
suprenrigardi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto rigardi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | rigardi | to look at, behold, watch, view; to consider,... |
| 2 | French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 3 | Middle French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 4 | Old French | reguarder | to look at; to watch |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Esperanto supren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | supren | up, upwards |
| 2 | Esperanto | -n | accusative ending; ending indicating destination:... |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |