Where does “opfindsomhed” come from?

opfindsomhed (Danish) comes from Danish opfindsom, 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-.

opfindsomhed (Danish): ingenuity, inventiveness, resourcefulness

Definitions

  1. ingenuity, inventiveness, resourcefulness

Ancestry of “opfindsomhed”, step by step

opfindsomhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish opfindsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopfindsomresourceful, imaginative, innovative, ingenious
2Danishopfindeto invent, devise
3Danishopup
4Old Norseuppup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →