Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ub

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 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 (“under”). Cognate with Latin sub, Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó), Sanskrit उप (úpa).[1]

Pronunciation

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
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍆 (uf)

References

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