Where does “offen” come from?

offen (German) comes 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-.

offen (German): open; frank, candid; honest, sincere

Definitions

  1. open; frank, candid; honest, sincere

Ancestry of “offen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanoffen—
2Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
3Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “offen”

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