Where does “opphøre” come from?

opphøre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German aufhören, from Middle High German ūfhœren — to stop.

opphøre (Norwegian Bokmål): to cease, stop

Definitions

  1. to cease, stop

Ancestry of “opphøre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufhörento stop; to quit; to cease; to stop talking about...
2Middle High Germanūfhœrento stop
Every word from Middle High German ūfhœren →Every word from German aufhören →