Where does “oplichter” come from?
oplichter (Dutch) comes from Dutch oplichten, from Dutch lichten, from Middle Dutch lichten, from Middle English lihten, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic linhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
oplichter (Dutch): imposter, fraud; con-artist
Definitions
- imposter, fraud; con-artist
Ancestry of “oplichter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oplichten | to light up; to lift up; to scam, to swindle |
| 2 | Dutch | lichten | to raise, to lift up; to empty out |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lichten | — |
| 4 | Middle English | lihten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *lį̄htijan | to lighten, make weigh less |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | linhtijaną | to make light; to make easy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |