Where does “oppervlakte” come from?

oppervlakte (Dutch) comes from Dutch opper-, from Middle Dutch opper-, 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-.

oppervlakte (Dutch): area; surface

Definitions

  1. area; surface

Ancestry of “oppervlakte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopper-highest, uppermost, supreme; most
2Middle Dutchopper-—
3Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
4Old Dutchupup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “oppervlakte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →
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