Where does “opbiechten” come from?

opbiechten (Dutch) comes from Dutch op, from Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

opbiechten (Dutch): to confess, own up

Definitions

  1. to confess, own up

Ancestry of “opbiechten”, step by step

opbiechten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3Old Dutchupup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch biechten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiechtento confess
2Middle Dutchbiechten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →