Where does “upboil” come from?

upboil (English) comes from English boil, from Middle English bile, from Old English bȳl, from Proto-Germanic būlō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

upboil (English): To boil upward

Definitions

  1. To boil upward

Ancestry of “upboil”, step by step

upboil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English boil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboilA localized accumulation of pus in the skin,...
2Middle Englishbile—
3Old Englishbȳlboil
4Proto-Germanicbūlōboil; sore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

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 bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būlō →