Where does “Flussufer” come from?
Flussufer (German) comes from German Ufer, from Middle High German uover, from Middle Low German over, from Old Saxon ōvar, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
Flussufer (German): riverbank
Definitions
- riverbank
Ancestry of “Flussufer”, step by step
Flussufer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ufer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ufer | shore, shoreline; bank |
| 2 | Middle High German | uover | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | over | across, moving through or over something; across,... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | ōvar | over |
| 5 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German Fluß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fluß | Formerly standard spelling of Fluss which was... |
| 2 | German | fließen | to flow |
| 3 | Middle High German | vlieȥen | to flow, run |
| 4 | Old High German | flioȥan | to flow, to run |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |