Where does “aufnahmefähig” come from?

aufnahmefähig (German) comes from German aufnehmen, 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.

aufnahmefähig (German): perceptive

Definitions

  1. perceptive

Ancestry of “aufnahmefähig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufnehmento pick up, lift up; to receive; to accommodate
2Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
3Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
4Middle High Germanūfon, upon
5Old High Germanūfup
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub