Where does “opschieten” come from?
opschieten (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-.
opschieten (Dutch): to hasten, hurry; to make progress, make headway;...
Definitions
- to hasten, hurry; to make progress, make headway;...
Ancestry of “opschieten”, step by step
opschieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch op
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | op | up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 3 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch schieten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schieten | to shoot, fire; to shoot, to kill; to rush, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schieten | to shoot, to move quickly in some direction; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skietan | to shoot; to shoot at |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |