Where does “open” come from?

open (Low German) comes from Middle Low German āpen, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

open (Low German): open not closed

Definitions

  1. open not closed

Ancestry of “open”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanāpen—
2Proto-Germanicupanazopen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “open”

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