Where does “oppe” come from?
oppe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse uppi, from Proto-Germanic uppai, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
oppe (Norwegian Bokmål): up
Ancestry of “oppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | uppi | up |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | uppai | up, above, on high |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |