Where does “up-plow” come from?

up-plow (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.

up-plow (English): To plow up; tear up as by plowing

Definitions

  1. To plow up; tear up as by plowing

Ancestry of “up-plow”, step by step

up-plow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via English plow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplowAlternative spelling of plough
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →Every word from Old English upp →Every word from Middle English up →