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
Ancestry of “אויף”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | ūf | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ūf | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “אויף”