Where does “Auffassungsgabe” come from?

Auffassungsgabe (German) comes from German Auffassung, 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.

Auffassungsgabe (German): perceptive ability, perspicacity

Definitions

  1. perceptive ability, perspicacity

Ancestry of “Auffassungsgabe”, step by step

Auffassungsgabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Auffassung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuffassungnotion, conception, view
2Germanauffassento understand; to interpret
3Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
4Middle High Germanūfon, upon
5Old High Germanūfup
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German gābe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangābegift, present, donation, alms
2Germangebento give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
3Middle High Germangebento give
4Old High Germangebanto give
5Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →