Where does “Aufwiegler” come from?

Aufwiegler (German) comes from German aufwiegeln, 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.

Aufwiegler (German): agitator, instigator, rabble rouser

Definitions

  1. agitator, instigator, rabble rouser

Ancestry of “Aufwiegler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufwiegelnto agitate, incite, stir up
2Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub