Where does “auf” come from?

auf (German) comes 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-.

auf (German): on, upon; on, onto, up; on

Definitions

  1. on, upon; on, onto, up; on

Ancestry of “auf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanūfon, upon
2Old High Germanūfup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “auf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →