Where does “yppe” come from?

yppe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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-.

yppe (Norwegian Nynorsk): to incite, to instigate, to stir up

Definitions

  1. to incite, to instigate, to stir up

Ancestry of “yppe”, step by step

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