Where does “uewer-” come from?

uewer- (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German ober-, from Old High German obaro, from Old High German obar, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

uewer- (Luxembourgish): over-, upper-

Definitions

  1. over-, upper-

Ancestry of “uewer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanober-—
2Old High Germanobaroupper
3Old High Germanobarabove
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “uewer-”

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