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Old English:
abufan
Old English:
bufan
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Etymology of the English word above
the English word
above
derived from the English word
a-
using the Greek prefix
a-
, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*upo
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*ufan-
Derivations in English
aboveground
Usage
Word found in Modern English
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