Etymology

uppish

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Today it means: Having plenty of money. Full definition →

English up ← Middle English up ← Old English upp
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Germanic*ub
  3. Proto-Germanic*upp
  4. Proto-West Germanic*upp
  5. Old Englishupp
  6. Middle Englishup
  7. Englishup
  8. English todayuppish

From up + -ish.

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