Where does “upperworks” come from?

upperworks (English) comes from English upper, from Middle English upper.

upperworks (English): superstructure; head; brains

Definitions

  1. superstructure; head; brains

Ancestry of “upperworks”, step by step

upperworks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English upper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupperAt a higher level, rank or position; Situated on...
2Middle Englishupper

via English works

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishworksplural of work in its countable senses; API pl; A...
Every word from Middle English upper