Where does “openen” come from?

openen (Dutch) comes 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-.

openen (Dutch): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “openen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchōpenento open, to make open
2Old Dutchopanonto open; to make known
3Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “openen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →