Where does “opzouten” come from?

opzouten (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-.

opzouten (Dutch): to salt up, to pickle; to bottle up, to hold in,...

Definitions

  1. to salt up, to pickle; to bottle up, to hold in,...

Ancestry of “opzouten”, step by step

opzouten 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 zouten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzoutento salt
2Middle Dutchsoutento salt
3Old Dutchsaltan—
4Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →