Where does “iwwer-” come from?

iwwer- (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-.

iwwer- (Luxembourgish): over-

Definitions

  1. over-

Ancestry of “iwwer-”, 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-—

Words derived from “iwwer-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →