*uppai

Runic: ᚢᛈᚨᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈup.pɑi̯/

adverb

Meanings

up, above, on high

Etymology

From *ub + *-nai, a locative suffix, with assimilation due to Kluge's Law.

Descendants

  • uppe (Old English)
    • uppe (Middle English)
  • uppa (Old Saxon)
  • ūffe (Old High German)
    • ūfe, ūve (Middle High German)
  • uppi (Old Norse)
    • oppe (Danish)
    • uppi (Faroese)
    • uppi (Icelandic)
    • oppe (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • oppe (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • uppi (Old Norse)
    • uppe (Old Swedish)
      • uppe (Swedish)
  • 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 (iupa) (Gothic)

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