Where does “upraise” come from?
upraise (English) comes from English raise, from Middle English reysen, from Middle Dutch reisen, from Old Dutch reison, from Proto-West Germanic *raisōn, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.
upraise (English): To raise something up; to elevate; To move...
Definitions
- To raise something up; to elevate; To move...
Ancestry of “upraise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | raise | To cause to rise; to lift or elevate; To create,... |
| 2 | Middle English | reysen | To enter into service for a foreign military... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | reisen | to travel, to go on a journey; to go on a ... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | reison | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *raisōn | — |
| 6 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |
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