Where does “offenlegen” come from?
offenlegen (German) comes from German offen, 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-.
offenlegen (German): to unfold, to disclose, to unveil, to reveal
Definitions
- to unfold, to disclose, to unveil, to reveal
Ancestry of “offenlegen”, step by step
offenlegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German offen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | offen | open; frank, candid; honest, sincere |
| 2 | Middle High German | offen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | offan | open; obvious; clear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via German legen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 2 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |