Where does “upslant” come from?

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

upslant (English): An upward slant

Definitions

  1. An upward slant

Ancestry of “upslant”, step by step

upslant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English up

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

via English slant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslantA slope; an incline, inclination; A sloped...
2Middle Englishslent—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *upp →