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Where does “inhoudsopgave” come from?

inhoudsopgave (Dutch) comes from Dutch opgave, from Dutch opgeven, from Dutch op, from Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

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Ancestry of “inhoudsopgave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopgavetask, assignment
2Dutchopgevento give up; to relinquish; to report, let know
3Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
4Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
5Old Dutchupup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →