Where does “uptrend” come from?

Uptrend derives from English trend with the prefix up-, from Middle English up-, Old English ūp-, and Proto-Germanic trandijaną, literally meaning to turn or revolve upward.

uptrend (English): An upward trend, or an upturn; To undergo an...

Definitions

  1. An upward trend, or an upturn; To undergo an...

Ancestry of “uptrend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
2Middle Englishup-—
3Old Englishūp-up-
4Old Englishūpup, from above
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →