Where does “opvliegen” come from?
opvliegen (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-.
opvliegen (Dutch): to take off, ascend
Definitions
- to take off, ascend
Ancestry of “opvliegen”, step by step
opvliegen 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 vliegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to steer an aircraft, to fly; to soar, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vliegen | to fly; to soar; to move quickly |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fliegan | to fly |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flaugijaną | to cause to fly, let fly; to make flee, put to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |