Where does “opfokken” come from?

opfokken (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-.

opfokken (Dutch): to excite, wind up, stir up; to raise, to breed

Definitions

  1. to excite, wind up, stir up; to raise, to breed

Ancestry of “opfokken”, step by step

opfokken 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 fokken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchfokkenTo breed; To strike; To beget
2Proto-Germanicfukkōnąto blow, gust; to strike, assail; to copulate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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