Where does “Luftaufnahme” come from?
Luftaufnahme (German) comes from German Aufnahme, from German aufnehmen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
Luftaufnahme (German): aerial photograph
Ancestry of “Luftaufnahme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Aufnahme | reception; photo; recording |
| 2 | German | aufnehmen | to pick up, lift up; to receive; to accommodate |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |