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Where does “ubanē” come from?

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

ubanē (Proto-Germanic): from above

Definitions

  1. from above

Ancestry of “ubanē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
2Proto-Germanicubunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ubanē”

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