Where does “aufheitern” come from?

aufheitern (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-.

aufheitern (German): to cheer (someone) up

Definitions

  1. to cheer (someone) up

Ancestry of “aufheitern”, 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- →