Where does “abuinheid” come from?

abuinheid (Scots) comes from Scots abuin, from Middle English aboven, from Old English ābufan, from Old English bufan, from Proto-West Germanic *biobanā, from Proto-West Germanic *obanā, from Proto-Germanic ubanē, from Proto-Germanic upp.

abuinheid (Scots): overhead

Definitions

  1. overhead

Ancestry of “abuinheid”, step by step

abuinheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots abuin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsabuinabove, overhead, in the sky, higher up
2Middle Englishabovenabove
3Old Englishābufanabove
4Old Englishbufanabove
5Proto-West Germanic*biobanā—
6Proto-West Germanic*obanāfrom above
7Proto-Germanicubanēfrom above
8Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
9Proto-Germanicubunder
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Scots heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsheidhead
2Middle EnglishheidAlternative form of heed
3Middle Englishheedhead; The chief, most renowned or most prominent...
4Old Englishhēafodhead; top; source, origin; chief, leader;...
5Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →