Where does “oppdra” come from?
oppdra (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dra, from Danish drage, from Old Danish draghæ, from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-Germanic drakō, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι.
oppdra (Norwegian Bokmål): to bring up children
Definitions
- to bring up children
Ancestry of “oppdra”, step by step
oppdra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål dra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | dra | to draw; pull; drag; to leave; depart; go |
| 2 | Danish | drage | dragon; drake; kite |
| 3 | Old Danish | draghæ | dragon |
| 4 | Old East Norse | *draki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drakō | — |
| 6 | Latin | Dracō | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Δράκων | Draco |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρκομαι | to see, see clearly; to watch; to live |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *dérkomai | — |