Where does “ūp-” come from?

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

ūp- (Old English): up-

Definitions

  1. up-

Ancestry of “ūp-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ūp-”

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