Etymograph

English

ey up

Ey up may come from Old Norse; the Old Norse form is not named.

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350form not nameduncertain
  2. Englishtodayey up

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Norsec. 800–1350form not nameduncertain
  2. Englishtodayey up

Equivalent to ey + up

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm ‘egg’

Proto-Germanic *ajją ‘egg’

Proto-West Germanic *aij ‘egg’

Old English ǣġ ‘egg’

Middle English ei

English ey

Proto-Germanic *upp ‘up’

Proto-West Germanic *upp

Old English upp

Middle English up ‘to a vertical axis’

English up

The story

Possibly from Old Norse; compare Swedish se upp (‘watch out’).

Today it means

intj Hello.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ey up