Where does “opstappen” come from?

opstappen (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-.

opstappen (Dutch): to go away, resign; to depart; to board

Definitions

  1. to go away, resign; to depart; to board

Ancestry of “opstappen”, step by step

opstappen 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 stappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstappento march; to step; to go out
2Middle Dutchstappento step
3Old Dutchstappen—
4West Germanic*stappjan—

Words derived from “opstappen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →
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