Where does “yppa” come from?

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

yppa (Old Norse): to lift, raise

Definitions

  1. to lift, raise

Ancestry of “yppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuppijanąto lift, to raise, to hold up; to reveal, to...
2Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
3Proto-Germanicubunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “yppa”

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