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Where does “Auflage” come from?

Auflage (German) comes from German auflegen, from German auf-, 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.

Auflage (German): condition or conditions; edition; a layer,...

Definitions

  1. condition or conditions; edition; a layer,...

Ancestry of “Auflage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauflegento lay on; to hang up; to publish
2Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
3Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
4Middle High Germanūf—
5Old High Germanūf—
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “Auflage”

  • Wundauflage
  • Neuauflage
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