Where does “upflash” come from?

upflash (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.

upflash (English): To flash upward; to rise or surface very rapidly

Definitions

  1. To flash upward; to rise or surface very rapidly

Ancestry of “upflash”, step by step

upflash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via English Flash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlashA multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages
2Middle Englishflasshen—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →