Where does “ōpenen” come from?

ōpenen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch opanon, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ōpenen (Middle Dutch): to open, to make open

Definitions

  1. to open, to make open

Ancestry of “ōpenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchopanonto open; to make known
2Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “ōpenen”

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