Where does “Überraschungsgast” come from?

Überraschungsgast (German) comes from German Überraschung, from German überraschen, from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

Überraschungsgast (German): surprise guest

Definitions

  1. surprise guest

Ancestry of “Überraschungsgast”, step by step

Überraschungsgast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Überraschung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÜberraschungsurprise
2Germanüberraschento surprise
3Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
4Old High Germanubariover
5Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangaſtguest
2Middle High Germangast—
3Old High Germangaſtguest
4Proto-West Germanic*gastiguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →