Where does “op” come from?

op (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

op (Middle Dutch): on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by

Definitions

  1. on, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by

Ancestry of “op”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchupup, upwards
2Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
3Proto-Germanicubunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “op”

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