Where does “piska upp” come from?

piska 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-.

piska upp (Swedish): to whip up (something, to great intensity, often of an (angry) mood)

Definitions

  1. to whip up (something, to great intensity, often of an (angry) mood)

Ancestry of “piska upp”, step by step

piska 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 piska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
2GermanPeitschewhip
3Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →