Where does “åpenbar” come from?

åpenbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål åpen, from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

åpenbar (Norwegian Bokmål): obvious, manifest, evident; imperative of...

Definitions

  1. obvious, manifest, evident; imperative of...

Ancestry of “åpenbar”, step by step

åpenbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål åpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåpenopen; free
2Old Norseopinnopen
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Old Norse opinberr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseopinberr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →