Where does “opstoen” come from?
opstoen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish stoen, from Old High German stān, from Proto-Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
opstoen (Luxembourgish): to get up, to stand up
Ancestry of “opstoen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | stoen | to stand |
| 2 | Old High German | stān | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *stān | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stāną | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |