Where does “oopkry” come from?
oopkry (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kry, from Dutch krijgen, from Middle Dutch crigen, from Old Dutch crīgan, from Proto-West Germanic krīgan, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
oopkry (Afrikaans): to get open; to open up
Definitions
- to get open; to open up
Ancestry of “oopkry”, step by step
oopkry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kry | get |
| 2 | Dutch | krijgen | to get, to receive, to come into possession of;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crigen | to acquire, to gain; to get, to receive, to be... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | crīgan | to strive |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krīgan | to strive, struggle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |