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

Definitions

  1. goodbye

Ancestry of “auf Wiederschauen”, step by step

auf Wiederschauen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German auf

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

via German wieder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwiederagain
2Middle High Germanwideropposite
3Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
4Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
5Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via German schauen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschauento look
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →