Where does “oprapen” come from?

oprapen (Dutch) comes from Dutch op, 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-.

oprapen (Dutch): to pick up from the ground or floor

Definitions

  1. to pick up from the ground or floor

Ancestry of “oprapen”, step by step

oprapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch op

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3Old Dutchupup, upwards
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Dutch rapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrapento gather, to pick up
2Middle Dutchrāpento pick up
3Old Dutchrapon
4Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub
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