Where does “Öffner” come from?

Öffner (German) comes from German öffnen, from Middle High German offenen, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Öffner (German): opener; switch

Definitions

  1. opener; switch

Ancestry of “Öffner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanöffnento open; to open, get, or answer the door; to...
2Middle High Germanoffenen—
3Old High Germanoffanōn—
4Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “Öffner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →