Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “uppnosig” come from? uppnosig (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-.
uppnosig (Swedish): impudent, cheeky (having sass)
Definitions impudent, cheeky (having sass) Ancestry of “uppnosig”, step by step uppnosig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish upp Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish upp up 2 Swedish löpa to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... 3 Old Swedish løpa to run 4 Old Norse hlaupa to leap, jump, spring 5 Proto-Germanic hlaupaną to jump forward, to leap 6 Proto-Indo-European klaup- —
via Swedish nös Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish nös a nose of an animal (compare näsa) 2 Old Norse nǫs nose 3 Proto-Germanic nasō nose 4 Proto-Indo-European nasō — 5 Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- nose, nostril