Where does “oopgaan” come from?

oopgaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch opengaan, from Dutch open, from Middle Dutch ōpen, from Old Dutch opan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

oopgaan (Afrikaans): to open, to come open

Definitions

  1. to open, to come open

Ancestry of “oopgaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopengaanto open
2Dutchopenopen, not closed; open for business; open,...
3Middle Dutchōpenopen, not closed
4Old Dutchopanopen
5Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →