Where does “oppvaskklut” come from?

oppvaskklut (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk oppvask, 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.

oppvaskklut (Norwegian Nynorsk): a dishcloth

Definitions

  1. a dishcloth

Ancestry of “oppvaskklut”, step by step

oppvaskklut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk oppvask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoppvaskwashing-up (UK), dishwashing
2Norwegian Nynorskoppup
3Norwegian Bokmåloppup
4Danishopup
5Old Norseuppup
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk klut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkluta cloth
2Old Norseklútrkerchief
3Old Englishclūta small piece of cloth or leather, rag, patch
4Proto-West Germanicklūt—
5Proto-Germanicklūtazlump, clod; boulder, rock; hill
6Proto-Indo-Europeangelewdos—
7Indo-European*gel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →