Where does “Fiberglasaufbau” come from?

Fiberglasaufbau (German) comes from German Aufbau, from German aufbauen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Fiberglasaufbau (German): fiberglass construction

Definitions

  1. fiberglass construction

Ancestry of “Fiberglasaufbau”, step by step

Fiberglasaufbau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufbau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufbauconstruction
2Germanaufbauento build, to construct, to erect; to rebuild, to...
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German Fiberglas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFiberglasfiberglass (US) / fibreglass (UK)
2GermanFiber
3Italianfibrafiber, fibre
4Spanishfibrafiber; fiber; dietary fiber; fiberglass
5Portuguesefibrafibre
6Latinfibrafiber, filament
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-