Where does “אַנטקעגנאיבער” come from?

אַנטקעגנאיבער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish איבער, from Old High German ubiri, from Proto-Germanic ubiri, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

אַנטקעגנאיבער (Yiddish): opposite, across from, facing, on the opposite side from

Definitions

  1. opposite, across from, facing, on the opposite side from

Ancestry of “אַנטקעגנאיבער”, step by step

אַנטקעגנאיבער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish איבער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאיבערabove, over, in excess of, more than; through,...
2Old High Germanubiri—
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Yiddish אַנטקעגן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַנטקעגןagainst
2Middle High Germanengegen—
3Old High Germaningegin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →