Where does “über” come from?
über (German) comes from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
über (German): above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
Definitions
- above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
Ancestry of “über”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “über”