Where does “auf Wiederschauen” come from?
auf Wiederschauen (German) comes 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-.
auf Wiederschauen (German): goodbye
Ancestry of “auf Wiederschauen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ūf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |