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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

Words derived from “ūfōn”

  • uv
  • uf
  • úfr
  • ūver
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