Where does “yppa” come from?

yppa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse yppa, from Proto-Germanic uppijaną, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

yppa (Icelandic): to lift, raise

Definitions

  1. to lift, raise

Ancestry of “yppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseyppato lift, raise
2Proto-Germanicuppijanąto lift, to raise, to hold up; to reveal, to...
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →