Where does “eye-opener” come from?
eye-opener (English) comes from English opener, 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-.
eye-opener (English): Something that causes the eyes to open, or that...
Definitions
- Something that causes the eyes to open, or that...
Ancestry of “eye-opener”, step by step
eye-opener traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English opener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | opener | A person who opens something; A device that opens... |
| 2 | English | open | Not closed; Not physically drawn together,... |
| 3 | Middle English | open | open |
| 4 | Old English | open | open |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English Eye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |