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Where does “ūpāhebban” come from?

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

ūpāhebban (Old English): to lift up, raise up, exalt, rise in the air, fly

Definitions

  1. to lift up, raise up, exalt, rise in the air, fly

Ancestry of “ūpāhebban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūp-up-
2Old Englishūpup, from above
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ūpāhebban”

  • upheaval
  • upheave
  • upheaver
  • upheven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →