Where does “opplag” come from?

opplag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Auflage, from German auflegen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

opplag (Norwegian Nynorsk): edition of a book, newspaper, print run

Definitions

  1. edition of a book, newspaper, print run

Ancestry of “opplag”, step by step

opplag traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Auflage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuflagecondition or conditions; edition; a layer,...
2Germanauflegento lay on; to hang up; to publish
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk opp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoppup
2Norwegian Bokmåloppup
3Danishopup
4Old Norseuppup

via Norwegian Nynorsk låg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklåglow
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →