Where does “op de been” come from?
op de been (Dutch) comes from Dutch been, from Dutch scheenbeen, from Dutch scheen, from Middle Dutch schene, from Old Dutch skina, from Proto-West Germanic skinu, from Proto-Germanic skinō, from Proto-Indo-European skey- — to cut, cut off, sever.
op de been (Dutch): standing; upright; up; awake; having got up
Definitions
- standing; upright; up; awake; having got up
Ancestry of “op de been”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | been | leg, limb of a person, horse and certain... |
| 2 | Dutch | scheenbeen | A tibia; A shin, the front of a vertebrate leg... |
| 3 | Dutch | scheen | shin; strip of wood or metal |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schene | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | skina | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |