Where does “uprushing” come from?
uprushing (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
uprushing (English): That uprushes or rushes upward
Definitions
- That uprushes or rushes upward
Ancestry of “uprushing”, step by step
uprushing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English uprush
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uprush | An upwards rush; To rush upward |
| 2 | English | rush | Any of several stiff plants of the genus... |
| 3 | Middle English | ruschen | — |
| 4 | Old English | hrysċan | to jolt, startle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurskijaną | to be quick; rush; drive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hurskaz | fast; quick; lively |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |