Where does “opensperren” come from?

opensperren (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-.

opensperren (Dutch): to open wide

Definitions

  1. to open wide

Ancestry of “opensperren”, step by step

opensperren 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 sperren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsperrento bar, inhibit
2Middle Dutchsperrento close off, to block; to stretch, to put...
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