Where does “yppa” come from?

yppa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål yppe, 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 (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of yppe: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of yppe: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “yppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålyppeto incite, to instigate, to stir up
2Old Norseyppato lift, raise
3Proto-Germanicuppijanąto lift, to raise, to hold up; to reveal, to...
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →