Where does “병따개” come from?
병따개 (Korean) comes from Korean 따개, from English opener, from English open, from Middle English open, from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
병따개 (Korean): bottle opener device to open bottles
Definitions
- bottle opener device to open bottles
Ancestry of “병따개”, step by step
병따개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 따개
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 따개 | opener device that opens something |
| 2 | English | opener | A person who opens something; A device that opens... |
| 3 | English | open | Not closed; Not physically drawn together,... |
| 4 | Middle English | open | open |
| 5 | Old English | open | open |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |