Where does “opprører” come from?

opprører (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål opprør, from Middle Low German uprōr.

opprører (Norwegian Bokmål): an insurgent, a rebel

Definitions

  1. an insurgent, a rebel

Ancestry of “opprører”, step by step

opprører traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål opprør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålopprøra commotion, uproar; a revolt, rebellion, riot
2Middle Low Germanuprōr—

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Middle Low German uprōr →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål opprør →