Where does “åbent forhold” come from?

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

åbent forhold (Danish): open relationship

Definitions

  1. open relationship

Ancestry of “åbent forhold”, step by step

åbent forhold 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 forhold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforholdrelation; relationship; proportion
2Danishforholdeto relate
3Middle Low Germanvorholdento detain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →