Where does “אויף” come from?

אויף (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

אויף (Yiddish): on, upon; in; at

Definitions

  1. on, upon; in; at

Ancestry of “אויף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanūfon, upon
2Old High Germanūfup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “אויף”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →