Where does “oppe” come from?

oppe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse uppi, from Proto-Germanic uppai, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oppe (Norwegian Nynorsk): up

Definitions

  1. up

Ancestry of “oppe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseuppiup
2Proto-Germanicuppaiup, above, on high
3Proto-Germanicubunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic ub