Where does “ufan” come from?

ufan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ubanē, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ufan (Old English): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “ufan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicubanēfrom above
2Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
3Proto-Germanicubunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ufan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →