Where does “up-” come from?

up- (English) comes from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

up- (English): Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...

Definitions

  1. Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...

Ancestry of “up-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishup-—
2Old Englishūp-up-
3Old Englishūpup, from above
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “up-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →