Where does “upscaler” come from?

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

upscaler (English): Someone or something which upscales

Definitions

  1. Someone or something which upscales

Ancestry of “upscaler”, step by step

upscaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English upscale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupscaleMarked by wealth or quality; high-class;...
2EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
3Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
4Old Englishuppup; upstairs
5Proto-West Germanic*upp

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp