Where does “oplawaai” come from?

oplawaai (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-.

oplawaai (Dutch): A sounding blow, punch, whack, as with a fist; A...

Definitions

  1. A sounding blow, punch, whack, as with a fist; A...

Ancestry of “oplawaai”, step by step

oplawaai 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 lawaai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlawaairacket, noise
2Yiddishלוויה—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →