Where does “Auf der Maur” come from?

Auf der Maur (German) comes from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “Auf der Maur”, step by step

Auf der Maur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German auf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
2Middle High Germanūfon, upon
3Old High Germanūfup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German der

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanderthe; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative...
2Middle High Germanderthe
3Middle High Germanwīle—
4Old High Germanwīla—
5Proto-West Germanichwīluperiod of rest, pause; time, period of time,...
6Proto-Germanichwīlōtime, period of time, while; period of rest,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷyeh₁-to rest; rest, peace

via German Maur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaur—

Words derived from “Auf der Maur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →