Where does “openbaarheid” come from?

openbaarheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch openbaar, from Dutch openen, from Middle Dutch ōpenen, from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

openbaarheid (Dutch): openness, transparence, publicity

Definitions

  1. openness, transparence, publicity

Ancestry of “openbaarheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopenbaarpublic; non-affiliated
2Dutchopenento open
3Middle Dutchōpenento open, to make open
4Old Dutchopanonto open; to make known
5Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →