Where does “op” come from?

op (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German up, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

op (Central Franconian): on; upon

Definitions

  1. on; upon

Ancestry of “op”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanup—
2Old High Germanūfup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →