"up-" meaning in All languages combined

See up- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English up-, from Old English ūp- (“up-”), from ūp (“up, from above”). Cognate with Dutch op- (“up-”), German auf- (“up-”). More at up. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|up-}} Middle English up-, {{inh|en|ang|ūp-||up-}} Old English ūp- (“up-”), {{cog|nl|op-||up-}} Dutch op- (“up-”), {{cog|de|auf-||up-}} German auf- (“up-”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} up-, {{en-prefix}} up-
  1. Used to indicate increase. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-up--en-prefix-UQiXfd7s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 55 14 2 28 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 60 27 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 21 5 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 21 5 13
  2. Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-up--en-prefix-rDN8jxcA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uprate, upstart, uptake

Prefix [Old English]

IPA: /up/ Forms: upp- [alternative], uppe- [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English up (“up, upward”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|up||up, upward}} Old English up (“up, upward”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=up-|sort=}} up-, {{ang-prefix|head=up-}} up-
  1. up, upward Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-up--ang-prefix-aH4bhYkQ
  2. heavenly, from above; upper Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-up--ang-prefix-2d3n8kUe
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