Where does “unopenly” come from?

unopenly (English) comes from English unopen, 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-.

unopenly (English): In a way that is not open

Definitions

  1. In a way that is not open

Ancestry of “unopenly”, step by step

unopenly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunopenNot open; closed
2EnglishopenNot closed; Not physically drawn together,...
3Middle Englishopenopen
4Old Englishopenopen
5Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →