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Where does “upbregdan” come from?

upbregdan (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-.

Ancestry of “upbregdan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “upbregdan”

  • upbraid
  • upbraiding
  • upbraideth
  • upbraidingly
  • upbraider
  • upbraidest
  • upbrayd
  • upbray
  • upbreiden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →