Where does “uf” come from?

uf (Ladin) comes from Middle High German huf, from Old High German huf, from Proto-West Germanic hupi, from Proto-Germanic hupiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂-.

uf (Ladin): hip

Definitions

  1. hip

Ancestry of “uf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhuf—
2Old High Germanhuf—
3Proto-West Germanichupihip
4Proto-Germanichupizhip, haunch, upper part of the thigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeu̯bh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeu̯bh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hupiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hupi →
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