Where does “open” come from?

open (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch openen, from Middle Dutch ōpenen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

open (Afrikaans): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “open”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopenento open
2Middle Dutchōpenento open, to make open
3Old Dutchopanonto open; to make known
4Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →