Where does “Mondaufgang” come from?

Mondaufgang (German) comes from German Aufgang, from German aufgehen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Mondaufgang (German): moonrise

Definitions

  1. moonrise

Ancestry of “Mondaufgang”, step by step

Mondaufgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufgang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufgangstairs; ascent, rise
2Germanaufgehento open; to rise; to work out
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 Mond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMondA moon, a natural satellite that is orbiting its...
2Middle High Germanmāne—
3Old High Germanmānomoon
4Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
5Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →