Where does “opheldering” come from?
opheldering (Dutch) comes from Dutch ophelderen, 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 — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
opheldering (Dutch): clarification
Ancestry of “opheldering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ophelderen | to clarify, to clear up |
| 2 | Dutch | helder | clear, bright; clear, lucid, obvious; clear,... |
| 3 | Dutch | hel | Hell, an infernal afterlife; A terrible place or... |
| 4 | German | hell | clear, bright, light |
| 5 | Middle High German | hel | resounding, loud, shining, bright; tired, weak |
| 6 | Old High German | hel | resounding |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | halliz | resounding |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hellaną | to resound, make a sound |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |