Where does “oop” come from?

oop (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch open, from Middle Dutch ōpen, from Old Dutch opan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oop (Afrikaans): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “oop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopenopen, not closed; open for business; open,...
2Middle Dutchōpenopen, not closed
3Old Dutchopanopen
4Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “oop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →
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