Where does “oppervlaktestroom” come from?
oppervlaktestroom (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.
oppervlaktestroom (Dutch): surface current
Definitions
- surface current
Ancestry of “oppervlaktestroom”, step by step
oppervlaktestroom 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- | — |
via Dutch stroom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stroom | A flow, current or flush, as of moving water or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strôom | A stream |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strōm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |