Where does “איבערלעבן” come from?
איבערלעבן (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-.
איבערלעבן (Yiddish): survive
Definitions
- survive
Ancestry of “איבערלעבן”, step by step
איבערלעבן 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 לעבן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לעבן | to live; to make a living; to live off; life |
| 2 | Middle High German | leben | to live |
| 3 | Old High German | lebēn | to live; life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |