Where does “upflor” come from?

upflor (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-.

upflor (Old English): an upper floor or storey

Definitions

  1. an upper floor or storey

Ancestry of “upflor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishūp-up-
2Old Englishūpup, from above
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →