English
upturn
Upturn comes from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, turn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, turn’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500upturnen
- Englishtodayupturn
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₁-‘to rub, turn’root as named · steps between not traced
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500upturnen
- Englishtodayupturn
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- ‘to rub, turn’
throw, return, thread, tournament, tragic, threshold, trout, detrimental, turner, tyrone, detriment, attrition, thrash, detour, triage, trite, termite, tribulation, tourney, overturn, detritus, truant, thresher, tyro, thresh, tourniquet, derma, 38 more
Today it means
noun An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- / upturn