Where does “opnast” come from?

opnast (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic opna, from Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

opnast (Icelandic): to open, to be opened

Definitions

  1. to open, to be opened

Ancestry of “opnast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicopnaopening; a large pond; two facing pages of an...
2Old Norseopnato open; opening, crater; inflection of opinn: ##...
3Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →