Where does “oprette” come from?

oprette (Danish) comes from Danish rette, from English retting, from Norwegian Bokmål rette, from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

oprette (Danish): to create

Definitions

  1. to create

Ancestry of “oprette”, step by step

oprette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishretteto straighten, adjust; to aim, direct, turn,...
2EnglishrettingThe act or process of preparing flax for use by...
3Norwegian Bokmålrettedefinite singular of rett; plural of rett; to...
4Old Norseréttato make straight, straighten; to stretch out,...
5Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopup
2Old Norseuppup
3Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicubunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “oprette

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti