Where does “vpon” come from?

Upon comes from Middle English upon, from Old English upon, a preposition of uncertain ultimate origin.

vpon (English): obsolete typography of upon

Definitions

  1. obsolete typography of upon

Ancestry of “vpon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuponPhysically above and in contact with; Physically...
2Middle Englishuponupon
3Middle Englishup-—
4Old Englishūp-up-
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →