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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ABOVE. Etymology of the word
ABOVE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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ABOVE, over.
(E.) M.E. abufen, Ormulum, 6438; later, aboven, above.—A.S. ábufan, A.S. Chron. an. 1090.—A.S. an, on; be, by; and ufan, upward; the full form be-ufan actually occurs in
the Laws of Æthelstan, in Wilkins, p. 63. See About. The word
ufan
is exactly equivalent to the cognate G. oben, and is an extended or adverbial
form from the Goth. uf, which is connected with E. up. See On,
By, and Up. Cf. Du.
boven, above.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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