Where does “uphill” come from?

Uphill combines Old English upp with Old English hyll, tracing through Proto-Germanic ub and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kelH-, which may relate to concepts of elevation or rising.

uphill (English): Up a slope, towards higher ground; With...

Definitions

  1. Up a slope, towards higher ground; With...

Ancestry of “uphill”, step by step

uphill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHilla surname
2Middle Englishhilhill
3Old Englishhyllhill
4Albanianhullifurrow
5Proto-Germanichullizhill
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

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—

Words derived from “uphill”

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