Where does “Gegenüberstellung” come from?

Gegenüberstellung (German) comes from German gegenüberstellen, from German gegenüber, from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

Gegenüberstellung (German): comparison

Definitions

  1. comparison

Ancestry of “Gegenüberstellung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermangegenüberstellenTo contrast; To oppose; To confront
2Germangegenüberopposite; to, toward, towards; compared to
3Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
4Old High Germanubariover
5Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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