Where does “upbray” come from?
upbray (English) comes from English upbrayd, 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.
upbray (English): To upbraid
Ancestry of “upbray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | upbrayd | — |
| 2 | English | upbraid | To criticize severely; To charge with something... |
| 3 | Middle English | upbreiden | — |
| 4 | Old English | ūpbreġdan | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūp | up, from above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |