Where does “upbreiden” come from?

upbreiden (Middle English) comes from Old English ūpbreġdan, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

upbreiden (Middle English): to reproach

Definitions

  1. to reproach

Ancestry of “upbreiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūpbreġdanto reproach, upbraid
2Old Englishūpup, from above
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “upbreiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →