Where does “opspringen” come from?

opspringen (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-.

opspringen (Dutch): jump up; bounce

Definitions

  1. jump up; bounce

Ancestry of “opspringen”, step by step

opspringen 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 springen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspringento jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter
2Middle Dutchspringento jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to...
3Old Dutchspringanto jump, spring
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →