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Where does “ūp” come from?

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

ūp (Old English): up, from above

Definitions

  1. up, from above

Ancestry of “ūp”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ūp”

  • upstairs
  • update
  • upstream
  • upgrade
  • uplift
  • upturned
  • upshot
  • upload
  • upbeat
  • upsurge
  • upriver
  • uproot
  • upstanding
  • upwelling
  • upregulation
  • upmarket
  • upswing
  • upwind
  • uptrend
  • upstage
  • upslope
  • upliftment
  • updraft
  • upgradation
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