Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ub

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *upó (“up, from below”). Cognate with Latin sub, Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó), Sanskrit उप (úpa).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /uβ/

    Preposition

    *ub

    1. (with accusative) under (going beneath)
    2. (with dative) under (located beneath)

    Adverb

    *ub

    1. under

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *ob
      • Old English: ob-, of-
      • >? Old English: ufe-, ofe-
      • Old Saxon: of
        • >? Middle Low German: uf
      • Old Dutch: of
      • Old High German: ob, oba
        • Middle High German: ob, obe
          • German: ob (“on account of”)
    • Gothic: 𐌿𐍆 (uf)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*uba”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 556-7
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