Where does “gegenüberstehen” come from?
gegenüberstehen (German) comes from German gegenüber, from German über, from Old High German ubari, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
gegenüberstehen (German): To face, confront
Ancestry of “gegenüberstehen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gegenüber | opposite; to, toward, towards; compared to |
| 2 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |