Where does “upfling” come from?

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

upfling (English): To fling upward

Definitions

  1. To fling upward

Ancestry of “upfling”, step by step

upfling 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 fling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflingAn act of throwing, often violently; An act of...
2Middle Englishfling—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →Every word from Old English upp →Every word from Middle English up →