Where does “upfault” come from?

upfault (English) comes from English fault, from Middle English faulte, from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

upfault (English): A horst; To form a fault that is raised relative...

Definitions

  1. A horst; To form a fault that is raised relative...

Ancestry of “upfault”, step by step

upfault traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fault

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaultA defect; something that detracts from...
2Middle Englishfaulte
3Old Frenchfautefault; error; mistake
4Vulgar Latinfallitashortcoming
5Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
6Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

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 ǵʰwel-