English

up

/ʌp/
Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

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    Origin

    From Middle English up, op, oup, from Old English upp, up, ūp (“up”), from Proto-West Germanic *upp, *ūp, from Proto-Germanic *upp, *eup (“up”).

    Cognate with Saterland Frisian ap (“up”), West Frisian op (“up”), Dutch op (“up”), German Low German up, op (“up”), German auf (“up”), Danish op (“up”), Swedish upp (“up”), Icelandic upp (“up”), Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀 (iup, “up”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishup
      • inheritedOld Englishupp “up”
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*upp

    Related: Saterland Frisian ap, West Frisian op, Dutch op, German Low German up, German auf, Danish op, Swedish upp, Icelandic upp, Gothic 𐌹𐌿𐍀

    Words built on it: two-up, man up, keep up, fuck up, level up, light up, up north, buy up

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