Where does “åbenhjertet” come from?

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

åbenhjertet (Danish): open-hearted

Definitions

  1. open-hearted

Ancestry of “åbenhjertet”, step by step

åbenhjertet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish åben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåbenopen; frank, candid
2Old Norseopinnopen
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish hjerte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjerteheart
2Old Norsehjartaheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →
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