Where does “oppta” come from?

oppta (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-.

oppta (Norwegian Bokmål): to accept, admit, take in, take up, absorb; to...

Definitions

  1. to accept, admit, take in, take up, absorb; to...

Ancestry of “oppta”, step by step

oppta 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 tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåa toe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “oppta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →