Where does “åpenhet” come from?

åpenhet (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-.

åpenhet (Norwegian Bokmål): openness

Definitions

  1. openness

Ancestry of “åpenhet”, step by step

åpenhet 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 Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →