Where does “oppsøke” come from?
oppsøke (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-.
oppsøke (Norwegian Bokmål): to hunt up, look for, seek out; to go to see, pay...
Definitions
- to hunt up, look for, seek out; to go to see, pay...
Ancestry of “oppsøke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | opp | up |
| 2 | Danish | op | up |
| 3 | Old Norse | upp | up |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |