Upheave
/ˌʌpˈhiːv/noun
To lift or force something upward with effort; to cause a violent rising or heaving.
Did you know?Upheave was built in English from the intense verb *heave* plus *up*—and *heave* itself goes back to an ancient root meaning “to lift,” the same deep source behind words like *heavy* and *hover*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“to seize, grasp, take hold”
Old English
English
hebban
“to raise, lift, heave”
Middle English
English
heven / heve
“to lift, hoist, raise”
Late Middle English
English
up heven
“to lift upward, raise violently”
Modern English
English
upheave
“to heave or force upward; to raise or displace violently”