Where does “oppløysing” come from?

oppløysing (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk opp, 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-.

oppløysing (Norwegian Nynorsk): dissolution; resolution

Definitions

  1. dissolution; resolution

Ancestry of “oppløysing”, step by step

oppløysing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk opp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoppup
2Norwegian Bokmåloppup
3Danishopup
4Old Norseuppup
5Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicubunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk løysing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskløysinga solution
2Old Norseleysing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →