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
Ancestry of “opensperren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | open | open, not closed; open for business; open,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ōpen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | opan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |