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Where does “aufspalten” come from?

aufspalten (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-.

aufspalten (German): to split up

Definitions

  1. to split up

Ancestry of “aufspalten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aufspalten”

  • Aufspaltung
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