Where does “oppervlaktespanning” come from?
oppervlaktespanning (Dutch) comes from Dutch oppervlakte, 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.
oppervlaktespanning (Dutch): surface tension
Definitions
- surface tension
Ancestry of “oppervlaktespanning”, step by step
oppervlaktespanning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch oppervlakte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oppervlakte | area; surface |
| 2 | Dutch | opper- | highest, uppermost, supreme; most |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | opper- | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 5 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |