Where does “Uppsala” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Uppsala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseUppsalir—
2Old Norseuppup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “Uppsala”

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