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Where does “Offenbarungseid” come from?

Offenbarungseid (German) comes from German Offenbarung, from German offenbaren, from German offenbar, from German offen, from Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz.

Offenbarungseid (German): oath of disclosure manifestation

Definitions

  1. oath of disclosure manifestation

Ancestry of “Offenbarungseid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOffenbarungrevelation
2Germanoffenbarento reveal, to disclose; to become evident; to...
3Germanoffenbarapparent; apparently, evidently; obviously
4Germanoffenopen; frank, candid; honest, sincere
5Middle High Germanoffen—
6Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
7Proto-West Germanic*opan—
8Proto-Germanicupanazopen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →