Where does “uphurl” come from?

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

uphurl (English): To hurl or cast up

Definitions

  1. To hurl or cast up

Ancestry of “uphurl”, step by step

uphurl 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 hurl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurlTo throw (something) with force
2Englishhurlen—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →Every word from Old English upp →Every word from Middle English up →