Where does “wederopbouw” come from?
wederopbouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch opbouw, from Dutch opbouwen, from Dutch op, from Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
wederopbouw (Dutch): reconstruction
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Ancestry of “wederopbouw”, step by step
wederopbouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch opbouw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opbouw | structure; construction; fin, sail |
| 2 | Dutch | opbouwen | to build, to build up; to increase, to phase in |
| 3 | Dutch | op | up; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | op | on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by |
| 5 | Old Dutch | up | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch weder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weder | Alternative form of weer; Dated form of weer;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | weder | against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wither | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |