Where does “oprit” come from?

oprit (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-.

oprit (Dutch): driveway

Definitions

  1. driveway

Ancestry of “oprit”, step by step

oprit 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 rit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrita ride on horseback or in a vehicle
2Middle Dutch*rit—
3Middle Low Germanrit—
4Germanic*rīdan—
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “oprit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →