Where does “buyup” come from?

buyup (English) comes from English buy, from Middle English byen, from Old English bycġan, from Proto-West Germanic buggjan, from Proto-Germanic bugjaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

buyup (English): The act of buying land or some other commodity...

Definitions

  1. The act of buying land or some other commodity...

Ancestry of “buyup”, step by step

buyup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English buy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuyTo obtain in exchange for money or goods; To...
2Middle Englishbyento buy
3Old Englishbycġanto buy, pay for, acquire, redeem, ransom,...
4Proto-West Germanicbuggjanto buy
5Proto-Germanicbugjanąto deal; do business; exchange; to purchase; buy;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bugjanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic buggjan