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Where does “*ub” come from?

*ub (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “*ub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →