Where does “openlopen” come from?

openlopen (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-.

openlopen (Dutch): to open by means of walking (a door)

Definitions

  1. to open by means of walking (a door)

Ancestry of “openlopen”, step by step

openlopen 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 lopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlopento run, go fast on one's own legs; to run, cover...
2Middle Dutchlôpento run (on foot)
3Old Dutchlōpanto run, to walk, to go
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →