Where does “oprører” come from?

oprører (Danish) comes from Danish oprøre, 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-.

oprører (Danish): insurgent, rebel

Definitions

  1. insurgent, rebel

Ancestry of “oprører”, step by step

oprører traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish oprøre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoprøreto shock; to revolt
2Danishopup
3Old Norseuppup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →