Etymograph

English

run-up

Deverbal from run up.

A compound of run + up

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- ‘to boil, churn’

Proto-Germanic *rinnaną ‘to run’

Old English rinnan ‘to run’

Middle English rinnen ‘to run’

Middle English runnen ‘to run’

English run

Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up’

Proto-West Germanic *upp

Old English upp

Middle English up ‘to a vertical axis’

English up

Today it means

noun The approach run of a bowler before delivering the ball.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “run-up”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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