Where does “uppy” come from?

uppy (English) comes from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

uppy (English): The act of being held up, e.g. carried on one's parent's shoulder or back

Definitions

  1. The act of being held up, e.g. carried on one's parent's shoulder or back

Ancestry of “uppy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
2Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
3Old English-iġ-y, -ic
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “uppy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from English -y →Every word from Old English -iġ →