Where does “åben” come from?

åben (Danish) comes from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

åben (Danish): open; frank, candid

Definitions

  1. open; frank, candid

Ancestry of “åben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseopinnopen
2Proto-Germanicupanazopen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “åben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →