Where does “OpenBSD” come from?

OpenBSD (English) comes from English open, from Middle English open, from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

OpenBSD (English): a Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)

Definitions

  1. a Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)

Ancestry of “OpenBSD”, step by step

OpenBSD traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English open

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopenNot closed; Not physically drawn together,...
2Middle Englishopenopen
3Old Englishopenopen
4Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English BSD

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBSDthe diameter of the wheelrim where the tire bead sits when mounted
2EnglishBisayaAn indigenous people of Borneo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →