Where does “offen” come from?

offen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “offen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
2Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “offen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →