Where does “upender” come from?

upender (English) comes from English upend, from English up-, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

upender (English): A mechanical device for rotating goods into...

Definitions

  1. A mechanical device for rotating goods into...

Ancestry of “upender”, step by step

upender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English upend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupendTo end up; to set on end; To tip or turn over; To...
2Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
3Middle Englishup-
4Old Englishūp-up-
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-