Where does “Uppsala” come from?
Uppsala derives from Old Norse Uppsalir, from Old Norse upp meaning "up" and Proto-Germanic upp, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “Uppsala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Uppsala | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Uppsalir | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | upp | up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |