Where does “opdrijven” come from?

opdrijven (Dutch) comes from Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

opdrijven (Dutch): to drive up

Definitions

  1. to drive up

Ancestry of “opdrijven”, step by step

opdrijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch drijven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrijvento float; to drive, to push
2Middle Dutchdrîvento drive, to push (forward)
3Old Dutchdrīvanto drive
4Proto-West Germanicdrībanto drive, to push, to compel to go
5Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →