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Where does “upscatter” come from?

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

upscatter (English): An upward scatter; To scatter upward

Definitions

  1. An upward scatter; To scatter upward

Ancestry of “upscatter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishup—
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
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