Where does “אַריבער” come from?
אַריבער (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-.
אַריבער (Yiddish): above, over; across
Definitions
- above, over; across
Ancestry of “אַריבער”, step by step
אַריבער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish איבער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | איבער | above, over, in excess of, more than; through,... |
| 2 | Old High German | ubiri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Yiddish אַר־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַר־ | -ward |