Where does “upwreath” come from?
upwreath (English) comes from English wreath, from Middle English wreth, from Old English *wreoþa, from West Germanic *wriþō, from Germanic *wriþô, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
upwreath (English): To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as...
Definitions
- To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as...
Ancestry of “upwreath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wreath | Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; An... |
| 2 | Middle English | wreth | — |
| 3 | Old English | *wreoþa | — |
| 4 | West Germanic | *wriþō | — |
| 5 | Germanic | *wriþô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |