Where does “opslag” come from?
opslag (Dutch) comes from Danish slag, from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
opslag (Dutch): storage; raise
Definitions
- storage; raise
Ancestry of “opslag”, step by step
opslag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish slag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | slag | A hit, punch; A beat; A battle |
| 2 | German | Schlag | blow, hit; beat |
| 3 | Middle High German | slac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slag | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 6 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 7 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 9 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 10 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Dutch opslaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opslaan | to save, to store; to increase |
| 2 | Dutch | op | up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 4 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |