Where does “opengaan” come from?

opengaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch open, 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-.

opengaan (Dutch): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “opengaan”, step by step

opengaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch open

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopenopen, not closed; open for business; open,...
2Middle Dutchōpenopen, not closed
3Old Dutchopanopen
4Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
2Middle Dutchgâento go
3Old Dutchgānto go
4Proto-Germanic*gān—
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “opengaan”

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