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
Ancestry of “oppervlakte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opper- | highest, uppermost, supreme; most |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | opper- | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 4 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “oppervlakte”