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Where does “opgave” come from?

opgave (Danish) comes from German Aufgabe, from Middle High German ūfgābe.

opgave (Danish): task

Definitions

  1. task

Ancestry of “opgave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufgabetask, duty, job, chore, responsibility, business,...
2Middle High Germanūfgābe—
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