Where does “hochladen” come from?

hochladen (German) comes from English upload, from English up-, from Middle English up-, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

hochladen (German): to upload to transfer data

Definitions

  1. to upload to transfer data

Ancestry of “hochladen”, step by step

hochladen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English upload

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuploadTo transfer data to a computer on a network,...
2Englishup-Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate...
3Middle Englishup-
4Old Englishūp-up-
5Old Englishūpup, from above
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via German lāden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlāden
2Middle High Germanladen
3Old High Germanladōn
4Proto-West Germaniclaþōnto invite
5Proto-Germaniclaþōnąto invite, to call
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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