Where does “upheven” come from?
upheven (Middle English) comes from Old English ūpāhebban, from Old English ūp-, from Old English ūp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ancestry of “upheven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ūpāhebban | to lift up, raise up, exalt, rise in the air, fly |
| 2 | Old English | ūp- | up- |
| 3 | Old English | ūp | up, from above |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “upheven”