Where does “upmost” come from?

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

upmost (English): Uppermost; Misspelling of utmost

Definitions

  1. Uppermost; Misspelling of utmost

Ancestry of “upmost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →Every word from Old English upp →Every word from Middle English up →
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