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Where does “Volksaufstand” come from?

Volksaufstand (German) comes from German Aufstand, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Volksaufstand (German): an uprising by some people from some nation;...

Definitions

  1. an uprising by some people from some nation;...

Ancestry of “Volksaufstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufstanduprising, insurrection
2Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
3Middle High Germanūf—
4Old High Germanūf—
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
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