Where does “uphoist” come from?
uphoist (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.
uphoist (English): To hoist up
Ancestry of “uphoist”, step by step
uphoist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English up
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | up | Away from the surface of the Earth or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | up | to a vertical axis |
| 3 | Old English | upp | up; upstairs |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *upp | — |
via English hoist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hoist | To raise; to lift; to elevate; To lift a trophy... |
| 2 | English | hoise | to hoist; to hoist, be raised |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hisen | — |