Where does “*upupula” come from?

*upupula (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Ancestry of “*upupula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinupupahoopoe
2Old Saxonuppaabove
3Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
4Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
5Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “*upupula

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ
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