Where does “kopfüber” come from?

kopfüber (German) comes 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-.

kopfüber (German): headfirst, headlong, head over heels

Definitions

  1. headfirst, headlong, head over heels

Ancestry of “kopfüber”, step by step

kopfüber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German über

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

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →