Where does “opdukke” come from?

opdukke (Danish) comes from German auftauchen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

opdukke (Danish): to emerge, pop up

Definitions

  1. to emerge, pop up

Ancestry of “opdukke”, step by step

opdukke traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German auftauchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanauftauchento come up; to turn up, to appear; to surface
2Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
3Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
4Middle High Germanūfon, upon
5Old High Germanūfup
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish dukke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdukkedoll; to dive, to duck; see dukke op
2Old Norsedokka—
3Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Danish op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopup
2Old Norseuppup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →