Where does “*biobanā” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*biobanā”, step by step

*biobanā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *obanā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*obanāfrom above
2Proto-Germanicubanēfrom above
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Proto-West Germanic bi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbi-be-

Words derived from “*biobanā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →