Where does “clopen” come from?
clopen (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-.
clopen (English): Both open and closed; A pair of work shifts in...
Definitions
- Both open and closed; A pair of work shifts in...
Ancestry of “clopen”, step by step
clopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English open
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | open | Not closed; Not physically drawn together,... |
| 2 | Middle English | open | open |
| 3 | Old English | open | open |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English closed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | closed | Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not... |