Where does “upheave” come from?

upheave (English) comes from Middle English upheven, from Old English ūpāhebban, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

upheave (English): To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft; To lift...

Definitions

  1. To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft; To lift...

Ancestry of “upheave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishupheven—
2Old Englishūpāhebbanto lift up, raise up, exalt, rise in the air, fly
3Old Englishūp-up-
4Old Englishūpup, from above
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “upheave”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →