Where does “Auffassung” come from?

Auffassung (German) comes from German auffassen, 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-.

Auffassung (German): notion, conception, view

Definitions

  1. notion, conception, view

Ancestry of “Auffassung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauffassento understand; to interpret
2Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
3Middle High Germanūfon, upon
4Old High Germanūfup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “Auffassung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →