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

  1. open, not closed; open for business; open,...

Ancestry of “open”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchōpenopen, not closed
2Old Dutchopanopen
3Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “open”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →