Proto-Germanic
*upp
‘up’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *upp.
8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *upp, most familiar first.
- up ← upp ← *upp
- opening ← openynge ← openiende ← *opanōndī ← *upanōndz
- upper ← up ← upp ← *upp
- upwards ← upwardes ← upweardes ← upweard ← up
- upward ← upweardes ← upweard ← up ← *upp
- ope ← open ← *opan ← *upanaz
- upsee ← op ← op ← up
- upcome ← upcomen ← ūpcuman
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *upp