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-
Ancestry of “iwwer-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | iwwer | over, above, on top of; across; about |
| 2 | Old High German | ubiri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “iwwer-”