Where does “up” come from?

up (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

up (Old Dutch): up, upwards

Definitions

  1. up, upwards

Ancestry of “up”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
2Proto-Germanicubunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “up”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →