Where does “uptalking” come from?
uptalking (English) comes from English ing, from Middle English ing, from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
uptalking (English): The act of uptalking; present participle of...
Definitions
- The act of uptalking; present participle of...
Ancestry of “uptalking”, step by step
uptalking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via English uptalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uptalk | Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of... |
| 2 | English | talk | To communicate, usually by means of speech; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | talken | — |
| 4 | Old English | tealcian | to talk, chat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talkōną | to talk, chatter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | talōną | to tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |