Where does “wayupthere” come from?
wayupthere (English) comes from English there, from Old English þær, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
wayupthere (English): on high; in the heavens
Definitions
- on high; in the heavens
Ancestry of “wayupthere”, step by step
wayupthere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English there
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | there | In a place or location at some distance from the... |
| 2 | Old English | þær | there |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |