Where does “upp” come from?

upp (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

upp (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the spelling reform of 1938;...

Definitions

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1938;...

Ancestry of “upp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseuppup
2Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
3Proto-Germanicubunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →