Where does “oppnå” come from?
oppnå (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-.
oppnå (Norwegian Nynorsk): achieve
Definitions
- achieve
Ancestry of “oppnå”, step by step
oppnå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk opp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | opp | up |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | opp | up |
| 3 | Danish | op | up |
| 4 | Old Norse | upp | up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk nå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nå | Alternative form of no; to reach; to catch |
| 2 | Old Norse | ná | to get hold of, reach, overtake; to get, obtain;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwijaną | to approach, to come near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |