Where does “rüberwachsen” come from?
rüberwachsen (German) comes from German rüber, from German herüber, 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.
rüberwachsen (German): to grow over, grow in some direction
Definitions
- to grow over, grow in some direction
Ancestry of “rüberwachsen”, step by step
rüberwachsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rüber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rüber | over here; over there |
| 2 | German | herüber | over here |
| 3 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 4 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |