Where does “opalen” come from?

opalen (Dutch) comes from Dutch opaal, from French opale, from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος, from Sanskrit उपल, from Sanskrit उपरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári.

opalen (Dutch): of or pertaining to opal

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to opal

Ancestry of “opalen”, step by step

opalen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch opaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopaalopal; opal, a stone made of the above mineral
2Frenchopaleopal
3Latinopalusopal
4Byzantine Greekὀπάλλιοςopal
5Sanskritउपलstone; gem, stone
6Sanskritउपरिover; above; beyond
7Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
10Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →