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Where does “upbraidingly” come from?

upbraidingly (English) comes from English upbraiding, from English upbraid, from Middle English upbreiden, from Old English ūpbreġdan, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

upbraidingly (English): So as to upbraid; scoldingly

Definitions

  1. So as to upbraid; scoldingly

Ancestry of “upbraidingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishupbraidingpresent participle of upbraid; Reproachful;...
2EnglishupbraidTo criticize severely; To charge with something...
3Middle Englishupbreiden—
4Old Englishūpbreġdan—
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →