Where does “gegenüberstellen” come from?

gegenüberstellen (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-.

gegenüberstellen (German): To contrast; To oppose; To confront

Definitions

  1. To contrast; To oppose; To confront

Ancestry of “gegenüberstellen”, step by step

gegenüberstellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gegenüber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangegenüberopposite; to, toward, towards; compared to
2Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...
3Old High Germanubariover
4Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German Stellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
2Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
3Old High Germanstellen—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “gegenüberstellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →