Where does “openvouwen” come from?

openvouwen (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-.

openvouwen (Dutch): to unfold to undo a folding

Definitions

  1. to unfold to undo a folding

Ancestry of “openvouwen”, step by step

openvouwen 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 vouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvouwento fold; to arrest
2Middle Dutchvoudento fold
3Old Dutchfaldan—
4Proto-West Germanicfalþanto fold
5Proto-Germanicfalþanąto fold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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