Where does “opbiepen” come from?
opbiepen (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-.
opbiepen (Dutch): to beep (someone), call by beeper
Definitions
- to beep (someone), call by beeper
Ancestry of “opbiepen”, step by step
opbiepen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch op
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | op | up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 3 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch biepen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | biepen | to beep; to contact by beeper, pager |
| 2 | English | beep | The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any... |
| 3 | English | big | Of great size, large; Thought to have undue... |
| 4 | Middle English | big | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bugja- | swollen up, thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |