Where does “upturning” come from?

upturning (English) comes from English upturn, from Middle English upturnen.

upturning (English): present participle of upturn; A turning upward

Definitions

  1. present participle of upturn; A turning upward

Ancestry of “upturning”, step by step

upturning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English upturn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishupturnan upward turn or trend, especially in business...
2Middle Englishupturnen

via Middle English upturnynge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishupturnynge
Every word from Middle English upturnenEvery word from English upturn
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