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Where does “driwwer” come from?

driwwer (Luxembourgish) comes 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-.

driwwer (Luxembourgish): thereover; above it, above that; about it, about...

Definitions

  1. thereover; above it, above that; about it, about...

Ancestry of “driwwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishiwwerover, above, on top of; across; about
2Old High Germanubiri—
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →