Where does “opsporing” come from?

opsporing (Danish) comes from Danish opspore, 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-.

opsporing (Danish): tracking, tracing

Definitions

  1. tracking, tracing

Ancestry of “opsporing”, step by step

opsporing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish opspore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishopsporeto track down, trace, spoor
2Danishopup
3Old Norseuppup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub