Where does “upspout” come from?
upspout (English) comes from English up, from Middle English up, from Old English upp, from Proto-West Germanic *upp.
upspout (English): To spout upward
Ancestry of “upspout”, step by step
upspout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English up
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | up | Away from the surface of the Earth or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | up | to a vertical axis |
| 3 | Old English | upp | up; upstairs |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *upp | — |
via English spout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | spout | A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is... |
| 2 | Middle English | spouten | to spout |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spoiten | — |