Where does “offenstehen” come from?

offenstehen (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-.

offenstehen (German): to stay open

Definitions

  1. to stay open

Ancestry of “offenstehen”, step by step

offenstehen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German offen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanoffenopen; frank, candid; honest, sincere
2Middle High Germanoffen—
3Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
4Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via German stehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstehento stand; to be, to appear, to stand; to stay; to...
2Middle High Germanstānto stand
3Old High Germanstānto stand
4Proto-Germanic*stān—
5Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →
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