upphov

Swedish

Etymology

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]

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Noun

upphov n

  1. origin, beginning
    sina dagars upphov
    one's parent (the origin of one's days)

Declension
Declension of upphov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative upphov upphovet upphov upphoven
Genitive upphovs upphovets upphovs upphovens

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