Where does “Iwwerfall” come from?
Iwwerfall (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish iwwer-, from Luxembourgish iwwer, from Old High German ubiri, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Iwwerfall (Luxembourgish): assault, attack; raid, robbery
Definitions
- assault, attack; raid, robbery
Ancestry of “Iwwerfall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | iwwer- | over- |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | iwwer | over, above, on top of; across; about |
| 3 | Old High German | ubiri | — |
| 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- | — |