Where does “oppholde” come from?

oppholde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål opp, from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oppholde (Norwegian Bokmål): to detain, delay; to stay, reside, tarry, spend...

Definitions

  1. to detain, delay; to stay, reside, tarry, spend...

Ancestry of “oppholde”, step by step

oppholde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål opp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloppup
2Danishopup
3Old Norseuppup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Bokmål holde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålholdeto hold; to tolerate, to withstand; to keep
2Danishholdeto hold; to keep; to last
3Old Norsehaldato hold
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “oppholde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →