Where does “aufreihen” come from?

aufreihen (German) comes 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-.

aufreihen (German): to string e.g. beads or pearls

Definitions

  1. to string e.g. beads or pearls

Ancestry of “aufreihen”, step by step

aufreihen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via German Reihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...
2Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut

via German N

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNAbbreviation of Nord; north
2GermanNordthe north; a wind coming from the north
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →