Where does “Aufrüstung” come from?
Aufrüstung (German) comes from German aufrüsten, 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.
Aufrüstung (German): armament
Definitions
- armament
Ancestry of “Aufrüstung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aufrüsten | to increase armament; to upgrade |
| 2 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 3 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 4 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 5 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |