Where does “oppstrøms” come from?

oppstrøms (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-.

oppstrøms (Norwegian Bokmål): upstream

Definitions

  1. upstream

Ancestry of “oppstrøms”, step by step

oppstrøms traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål opp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloppup
2Danishopup
3Old Norseuppup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Norwegian Bokmål strøm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrømpower, electricity; stream; current
2Danishstrømcurrent; flow, stream, spate; energy
3Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
4Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub