Where does “aufbleiben” come from?

aufbleiben (German) comes from German bleiben, from Middle High German blīben, from Old High German bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

aufbleiben (German): to wake; to stay awake; to stay up; to remain...

Definitions

  1. to wake; to stay awake; to stay up; to remain...

Ancestry of “aufbleiben”, step by step

aufbleiben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bleiben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleibento remain to continue to be
2Middle High Germanblīben—
3Old High Germanbilībanto remain
4Proto-Germanicbilībanąto stay, to remain in place
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →