Where does “opvangen” come from?

opvangen (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-.

opvangen (Dutch): to catch

Definitions

to catch

Ancestry of “opvangen”, step by step

opvangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch op

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	op	up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
2	Middle Dutch	op	on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
3	Old Dutch	up	up, upwards
4	Proto-Germanic	upp	up, upwards
5	Proto-Germanic	ub	under
6	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

via Dutch vangen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	vangen	to catch
2	Middle Dutch	vâen	to catch, to capture
3	Old Dutch	fān	off, from
4	Old Saxon	fāhan	to seize
5	Proto-Germanic	fanhaną	to take, to seize; to capture, to catch
6	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ḱ-	to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “opvangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →