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Where does “Eingabeaufforderung” come from?

Eingabeaufforderung (German) comes from German Aufforderung, from German auffordern, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Eingabeaufforderung (German): command prompt, prompt

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Eingabeaufforderung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufforderungdemand; request
2Germanauffordernto ask, request; to invite
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūf—
6Old High Germanūf—
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →