Where does “opplag” come from?
opplag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Auflage, from German auflegen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
opplag (Norwegian Bokmål): edition of a book, newspaper, print run
Definitions
- edition of a book, newspaper, print run
Ancestry of “opplag”, step by step
opplag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Auflage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Auflage | condition or conditions; edition; a layer,... |
| 2 | German | auflegen | to lay on; to hang up; to publish |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål låg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | låg | a fluid used in the boiling of plant material; a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 3 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 5 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |