Where does “upptäckare” come from?

upptäckare (Swedish) comes from Swedish upptäcka, from German aufdecken, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

upptäckare (Swedish): discoverer

Definitions

  1. discoverer

Ancestry of “upptäckare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishupptäckato discover; to reveal
2Germanaufdeckento uncover, to remove the cover
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-