Where does “upbeat” come from?

I can't write this etymology sentence because the chain provided only contains circular references within English (beat/beatnik repeating) with no actual etymological progression to earlier languages, and the "known meaning" is listed as unknown. An etymology requires tracing a word back through earlier language stages with documented meanings.

upbeat (English): Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat; Having a...

Definitions

  1. Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat; Having a...

Ancestry of “upbeat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
2Middle Englishup-
3Old Englishūp-up-
4Old Englishūpup, from above
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “upbeat

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