Where does “opname” come from?

opname (Dutch) comes from German Aufnahme, from German aufnehmen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

opname (Dutch): the act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption

Definitions

  1. the act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption

Ancestry of “opname”, step by step

opname traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufnahme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufnahmereception; photo; recording
2Germanaufnehmento pick up, lift up; to receive; to accommodate
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch opnemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopnemento pick up, to raise; to pick up or answer; to...
2Middle Dutchopnēmen—

Words derived from “opname”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →