Where does “Öffentlichkeit” come from?
Öffentlichkeit (German) comes from German öffentlich, from German offen, from Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Öffentlichkeit (German): public; publicity
Ancestry of “Öffentlichkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | öffentlich | public |
| 2 | German | offen | open; frank, candid; honest, sincere |
| 3 | Middle High German | offen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | offan | open; obvious; clear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |