Where does “opsturen” come from?

opsturen (Dutch) comes from Dutch sturen, from Middle Dutch sturen, from Old Dutch stiuren, from Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

opsturen (Dutch): to send, to post, to ship

Definitions

  1. to send, to post, to ship

Ancestry of “opsturen”, step by step

opsturen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch sturen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsturento steer, guide; to send; plural of stuur
2Middle Dutchsturento steer; to direct; to bring
3Old Dutchstiurento direct, to lead
4Proto-West Germanic*stiurijanto steer, to direct
5Proto-Germanicstiurijanąto direct, steer
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

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-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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