Where does “upptrappa” come from?

upptrappa (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-.

upptrappa (Swedish): escalate

Definitions

  1. escalate

Ancestry of “upptrappa”, step by step

upptrappa 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 trappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrappastairs, stairway
2Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
3Old Saxon*trappa—
4Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Old Norse hlaupa →