Where does “aufbrauchen” come from?

aufbrauchen (German) comes from German auf-, 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-.

aufbrauchen (German): to deplete, to exhaust, to use up

Definitions

  1. to deplete, to exhaust, to use up

Ancestry of “aufbrauchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
2Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
3Middle High Germanūfon, upon
4Old High Germanūfup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →