Where does “upphetsa” come from?

upphetsa (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-.

upphetsa (Swedish): to excite; to arouse

Definitions

  1. to excite; to arouse

Ancestry of “upphetsa”, step by step

upphetsa 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 hetsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhetsaset on, sic
2Middle Low Germanhitzen—

Words derived from “upphetsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →