Where does “wiþufan” come from?

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

wiþufan (Old English): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “wiþufan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishufanabove
2Proto-Germanicubanēfrom above
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →