Where does “kåta upp” come from?

kåta upp (Swedish) comes from Swedish upp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

kåta upp (Swedish): to make horny (sexually aroused), to turn on, to "horn up"

Definitions

  1. to make horny (sexually aroused), to turn on, to "horn up"

Ancestry of “kåta upp”, step by step

kåta upp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Swedish kåt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkåthorny; jolly, glad, cheerful
2Old Swedishkāterjolly, glad, cheerful
3Old Norsekátrjolly, glad, cheerful
4Proto-Germanickanhtazhappy, glad
5Proto-Indo-Europeangenk-to gladen, rejoice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →