Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “offenunge” come from?

offenunge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German offanunga, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “offenunge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanoffanungarevelation; sign
2Old High Germanoffanōn—
3Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “offenunge”

  • Ëffnung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →