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Where does “Uppsalir” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Uppsalir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Uppsalir”

  • Uppsala
  • Upsala
  • Uppsala
  • Uppsala
  • Upsala
  • ウプサラ
  • Uppsala
  • 웁살라
  • Uppsalir
  • Ufsale
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