Where does “oplossing” come from?
oplossing (Dutch) comes from Dutch oplossen, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
oplossing (Dutch): solution
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Ancestry of “oplossing”, step by step
oplossing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch oplossen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oplossen | to dissolve; to solve |
| 2 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 3 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via West Frisian oplosse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | oplosse | — |