Up
/ʌp/noun
Toward a higher place, position, or level; also used to indicate completion, increase, or awakening.
Did you know?English up is a very old Germanic word, and its relatives appear all over Indo-European languages as basic motion words tied to rising or going over.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*upo
“under, below, beneath”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*ūp
“up, upward”
Old English
OE
ūp
“up, upward; from below to above”
Middle English
ME
up
“up, upward; into a higher position”
Modern English
English
up
“toward a higher place or position; upward”