Where does “Upsala” come from?

Upsala (Latin) comes from Old Norse Uppsalir, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Upsala (Latin): Uppsala, town of Sweden

Definitions

  1. Uppsala, town of Sweden

Ancestry of “Upsala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseUppsalir—
2Old Norseuppup
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 →