Where does “upptrissa” come from?

upptrissa (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-.

upptrissa (Swedish): drive up, ramp up (usually something abstract, like expectations)

Definitions

  1. drive up, ramp up (usually something abstract, like expectations)

Ancestry of “upptrissa”, step by step

upptrissa 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 Icelandic trissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictrissapulley, sheave

Words derived from “upptrissa”

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