upphov

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish uphof, same in Old Danish, from hæfia up, to heave up, to begin; same as Icelandic hefja upp, Middle Low German upheven, German anheben (“to begin”). Also in modern Swedish, häva upp sin röst, begin to talk. However, upphäva has evolved to mean the opposite, to end.[1] Cf. Norwegian Bokmål opphav, Norwegian Nynorsk opphav.

Pronunciation

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Noun

upphov n

  1. origin, beginning
    ge upphov till något
    produce / give rise to something
    sina dagars upphov
    one's parent (the origin of one's days)

Declension

Declension of upphov
nominative genitive
singular indefinite upphov upphovs
definite upphovet upphovets
plural indefinite upphov upphovs
definite upphoven upphovens

References

  1. ^ upphov in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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