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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *obanā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ubanē | from above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |