Where does “ophelderen” come from?

ophelderen (Dutch) comes from Dutch helder, from Dutch hel, from German hell, from Middle High German hel, from Old High German hel, from Proto-Germanic halliz, from Proto-Germanic hellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

ophelderen (Dutch): to clarify, to clear up

Definitions

  1. to clarify, to clear up

Ancestry of “ophelderen”, step by step

ophelderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch helder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhelderclear, bright; clear, lucid, obvious; clear,...
2DutchhelHell, an infernal afterlife; A terrible place or...
3Germanhellclear, bright, light
4Middle High Germanhelresounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak
5Old High Germanhelresounding
6Proto-Germanichallizresounding
7Proto-Germanichellanąto resound, make a sound
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

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-—

Words derived from “ophelderen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hellaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halliz →