Where does “aufeinanderstoßen” come from?
aufeinanderstoßen (German) comes from German aufeinander, 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.
aufeinanderstoßen (German): to collide
Definitions
- to collide
Ancestry of “aufeinanderstoßen”, step by step
aufeinanderstoßen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German aufeinander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aufeinander | one another, each other |
| 2 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 3 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 4 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 5 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German stoßen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stoßen | to push; to shove; to thrust; to bump; to knock;... |
| 2 | Old High German | stōzan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |