Where does “uewen” come from?

uewen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German ovana, from Old High German obana, from Proto-Germanic *obanā, from Proto-Germanic ubanē, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

uewen (Luxembourgish): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “uewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanovana—
2Old High Germanobanaabove
3Proto-Germanic*obanā—
4Proto-Germanicubanēfrom above
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →