Where does “hvorop” come from?

hvorop (Danish) comes from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

hvorop (Danish): up where, up to what place

Definitions

  1. up where, up to what place

Ancestry of “hvorop”, step by step

hvorop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopup
2Old Norseuppup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish hvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvorwhere; how
2Old Norsehvarwhere
3Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
4Proto-Germanichwēr—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →