Where does “unopenness” come from?
unopenness (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-.
unopenness (English): The state or condition of being unopen
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unopen
Ancestry of “unopenness”, step by step
unopenness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unopen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unopen | Not open; closed |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |