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Where does “auftreiben” come from?

auftreiben (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-.

auftreiben (German): to bloat; to rise; to whirl up, to blow up

Definitions

  1. to bloat; to rise; to whirl up, to blow up

Ancestry of “auftreiben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
2Middle High Germanūf—
3Old High Germanūf—
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →