Where does “opvrolijken” come from?
opvrolijken (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrolijk, from Middle Dutch vrolijc, from Old Dutch frōlīk, from Old Dutch frō, from Proto-Germanic frawaz, from Proto-Indo-European prew- — to jump.
opvrolijken (Dutch): to cheer up
Definitions
- to cheer up
Ancestry of “opvrolijken”, step by step
opvrolijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vrolijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vrolijk | cheerful, merry |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vrolijc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | frōlīk | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | frō | lord |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | frawaz | happy; energetic |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prew- | to jump |
via Dutch op- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | op- -en | Forms transitive verbs, mostly from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective), to (adjective)-ify" |