Where does “open” come from?
open (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ōpen, from Old Dutch opan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
open (Dutch): open, not closed; open for business; open,...
Definitions
- open, not closed; open for business; open,...
Ancestry of “open”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ōpen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | opan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
Words derived from “open”