Where does “oppveie” come from?
oppveie (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-.
oppveie (Norwegian Bokmål): to balance, compensate (for), offset
Definitions
- to balance, compensate (for), offset
Ancestry of “oppveie”, step by step
oppveie 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 veie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | veie | to weigh |
| 2 | Danish | veje | weigh; to have a certain weight; to have a... |
| 3 | Old Danish | wæghæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | vega | accusative plural of vegr, ‘ways’; earth; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weganą | to move, to carry; to weigh |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |