Where does “opdagelse” come from?

opdagelse (Danish) comes from Danish opdage, 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-.

opdagelse (Danish): A discovery

Definitions

  1. A discovery

Ancestry of “opdagelse”, step by step

opdagelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish opdage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopdageto discover, detect
2Danishopup
3Old Norseuppup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →
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