Where does “opfindelse” come from?

opfindelse (Danish) comes from Danish opfinde, 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-.

opfindelse (Danish): an invention

Definitions

  1. an invention

Ancestry of “opfindelse”, step by step

opfindelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish opfinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopfindeto invent, devise
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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