Where does “upercuta” come from?

upercuta (Romanian) comes from Romanian upercut, from English uppercut, from English CUT, from Middle English cutten, from Old Norse kytja, from Proto-Germanic kutjaną — to cut.

upercuta (Romanian): to uppercut

Definitions

  1. to uppercut

Ancestry of “upercuta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianupercutuppercut
2EnglishuppercutA swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's...
3EnglishCUTTo incise, to cut into the surface of something
4Middle Englishcutten—
5Old Norsekytjahovel, small cottage
6Proto-Germanickutjanąto cut
Every word from Proto-Germanic kutjaną →Every word from Old Norse kytja →Every word from Middle English cutten →