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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/uppai

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 *ub + *-nai, a locative suffix, with assimilation due to Kluge's Law.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈup.pɑi̯/

Adverb

*uppai

  1. up, above, on high

Descendants

The Gothic form shows leveling with a full-grade form *eup-.

  • Old English: uppe
    • Middle English: uppe
  • Old Saxon: uppa
  • Old High German: ūffe
  • Old Norse: uppi
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 (iupa)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
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