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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”

  • above
  • abovementioned
  • aboveground
  • aboon
  • bove
  • abovesaid
  • hereinabove
  • abovedescribed
  • abovestairs
  • aboveness
  • abovestated
  • hereabove
  • abovelisted
  • abovedeck
  • above-board
  • above ground
  • above-water
  • above-written
  • above
  • abowne
  • aboven
  • abone
  • abuven
  • onbufan
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