Where does “opeisen” come from?
opeisen (Dutch) comes from Dutch eisen, from Middle Dutch eischen, from Old Dutch eiskon, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
opeisen (Dutch): to claim, demand
Definitions
- to claim, demand
Ancestry of “opeisen”, step by step
opeisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eisen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eisen | to demand; to claim; to require |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eischen | to ask, to request; to demand; to require |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eiskon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiskōn | to claim; to demand, ask for |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |