Etymology

upspring

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Today it means: To spring up, rise up, originate, come into being. Full definition →

Middle English upspringen ← Old English uppspringan
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upspring · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromuppspringan
  2. Middle English · inherited fromupspringen
  3. English todayupspring

From Middle English upspringen, from Old English uppspringan, ūpspringan, equivalent to up- + spring.

upspring · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromupspring“origin, birth, rising up, springing up”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromupspring
  3. English todayupspring

From Middle English upspring, upspringe, from Old English upspring (“origin, birth, rising up, springing up”), equivalent to up- + spring. Cognate with Old Saxon upspring (“well; source; spring”), Middle Low German upspringen (“to spring up; grow”).

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