Where does “Leichenöffnung” come from?

Leichenöffnung (German) comes from German Öffnung, from Middle High German offenunge, from Old High German offanunga, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Leichenöffnung (German): autopsy post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body

Definitions

  1. autopsy post-mortem examination involving dissection of the body

Ancestry of “Leichenöffnung”, step by step

Leichenöffnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öffnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖffnungopening; orifice
2Middle High Germanoffenunge—
3Old High Germanoffanungarevelation; sign
4Old High Germanoffanōn—
5Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German Leiche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeichedead body, corpse
2Middle High Germanlīche—
3Old High Germanlīhbody
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →