Where does “oppsigelse” come from?
oppsigelse (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-.
oppsigelse (Norwegian Bokmål): dismissal; resignation; notice
Definitions
- dismissal; resignation; notice
Ancestry of “oppsigelse”, step by step
oppsigelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål opp
| 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- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål si
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | si | to say; seventh note of a major scale; side |
| 2 | Old Norse | segja | to say, tell, declare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |