Etymograph

English

up-

Up- comes from Old English ūp ‘up, from above’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150ūp1‘up, from above’
  2. Englishtodayup-1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English up-

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150ūpWiktionary, English up-‘up, from above’
  2. Englishtodayup-Wiktionary, English up-

Linked words

through Old English ūp ‘up, from above’

upward, 1 more

Today it means

prefix Used to indicate increase.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “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.

Etymograph / Old English ūp / up-

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