Where does “auftun” come from?
auftun (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-.
auftun (German): to open; to find; to open up
Definitions
- to open; to find; to open up
Ancestry of “auftun”, step by step
auftun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German auf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 2 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 3 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German tun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tun | to do; to do something to someone; to make a... |
| 2 | Middle High German | tuon | to do |
| 3 | Old High German | tuon | to do; to make |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |