Where does “opdienen” come from?

opdienen (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-.

opdienen (Dutch): to serve (food)

Definitions

  1. to serve (food)

Ancestry of “opdienen”, step by step

opdienen 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 dienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienento serve; to ought to, to be to, be expected to
2Middle Dutchdienento serve, to obey; to be in service of; to serve
3Old Dutchthienonto serve, to be in service of
4Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →