Where does “openingszin” come from?
openingszin (Dutch) comes from Dutch opening, 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-.
openingszin (Dutch): first sentence (of a conversation or text); opener
Definitions
- first sentence (of a conversation or text); opener
Ancestry of “openingszin”, step by step
openingszin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch opening
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | opening | opening, gap; the act or process of being opened |
| 2 | Dutch | openen | to open |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ōpenen | to open, to make open |
| 4 | Old Dutch | opanon | to open; to make known |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanōną | to open; to lift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch zin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zin | meaning, significance; point, sense; sentence |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sin | direction; attention; sense, intellect, reason |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīn | we be |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīn | his/her/its/their own |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīnaz | his/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |