Where does “offentlighed” come from?

offentlighed (Danish) comes from Danish offentlig, from German öffentlich, from German offen, from Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

offentlighed (Danish): general public, public

Definitions

  1. general public, public

Ancestry of “offentlighed”, step by step

offentlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish offentlig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishoffentligpublic
2Germanöffentlichpublic
3Germanoffenopen; frank, candid; honest, sincere
4Middle High Germanoffen—
5Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
6Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
7Proto-Germanicupanazopen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →