Where does “opstap” come from?
opstap (Dutch) comes from Dutch opstappen, 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-.
opstap (Dutch): step, rung; stepping stone
Definitions
- step, rung; stepping stone
Ancestry of “opstap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opstappen | to go away, resign; to depart; to board |
| 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- | — |