Where does “uppercut” come from?

uppercut (Dutch) comes from English uppercut, from English CUT, from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

uppercut (Dutch): uppercut

Definitions

  1. uppercut

Ancestry of “uppercut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuppercutA swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's...
2EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
3Middle Englishcutten—
4Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
5Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut
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