Where does “upon” come from?
upon (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
upon (Middle English): upon
Ancestry of “upon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | up- | — |
| 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 “upon”