Where does “uppa” come from?

uppa (Old Saxon) comes from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

uppa (Old Saxon): above

Definitions

  1. above

Ancestry of “uppa”, step by step

uppa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse á

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
2Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
3Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Proto-Germanic uppai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicuppaiup, above, on high
2Proto-Germanicubunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Finnish upota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishupotato sink; to get stuck in, get bogged down in; to...
2Proto-Finnicup'ot'akto sink; to drown

Words derived from “uppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →