Where does “ūfōn” come from?

ūfōn (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European up- — to call, to cry, to yell.

Ancestry of “ūfōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanup-to call, to cry, to yell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European up-
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