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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunopenNot open; closed
2EnglishopenNot closed; Not physically drawn together,...
3Middle Englishopenopen
4Old Englishopenopen
5Proto-West Germanic*opan—
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →