Where does “upscale” come from?

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

upscale (English): Marked by wealth or quality; high-class;...

Definitions

  1. Marked by wealth or quality; high-class;...

Ancestry of “upscale”, 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—

Words derived from “upscale”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →