Where does “opblazen” come from?

opblazen (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-.

opblazen (Dutch): to blow up, to inflate, to upblow; to explode, to...

Definitions

  1. to blow up, to inflate, to upblow; to explode, to...

Ancestry of “opblazen”, step by step

opblazen 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 blazen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblazento blow; to hiss
2Middle Dutchblâsento blow
3Old Dutchblāsanto blow
4Proto-Germanic*blāsan—

Words derived from “opblazen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →