Where does “opståen” come from?
opståen (Danish) comes from Danish opstå, from Danish stå, from Old Danish staa, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
opståen (Danish): emergence, reappearance
Definitions
- emergence, reappearance
Ancestry of “opståen”, step by step
opståen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish opstå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | opstå | to arise |
| 2 | Danish | stå | to stand; to be, appear; standstill, halt |
| 3 | Old Danish | staa | — |
| 4 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 5 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 6 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |