Where does “Schulöffnung” come from?

Schulöffnung (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-.

Schulöffnung (German): school opening

Definitions

  1. school opening

Ancestry of “Schulöffnung”, step by step

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