Where does “opplysningstid” come from?
opplysningstid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål opplysning, from Norwegian Bokmål opplyse, from Norwegian Bokmål opp, from Danish op, from Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
opplysningstid (Norwegian Bokmål): the Age of Enlightenment
Ancestry of “opplysningstid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | opplysning | information; illumination; enlightenment |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | opplyse | to illuminate, light up; to inform; to enlighten |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | opp | up |
| 4 | Danish | op | up |
| 5 | Old Norse | upp | up |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |