Where does “openen” come from?

openen (Middle English) comes from Old English openian, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

openen (Middle English): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “openen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “openen”

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