Where does “op” come from?

op (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch op, from Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

op (Afrikaans): on; up; upward; on; upon

Definitions

on; up; upward; on; upon

Ancestry of “op”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	op	up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2	Middle Dutch	op	on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3	Old Dutch	up	up, upwards
4	Proto-Germanic	upp	up, upwards
5	Proto-Germanic	ub	under
6	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

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