Where does “åpning” come from?

åpning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Öffnung, from Middle High German offenunge, 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-.

åpning (Norwegian Bokmål): opening

Definitions

  1. opening

Ancestry of “åpning”, step by step

åpning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öffnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖffnungopening; orifice
2Middle High Germanoffenunge—
3Old High Germanoffanungarevelation; sign
4Old High Germanoffanōn—
5Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Norwegian Bokmål åpne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåpnedefinite singular of åpen; plural of åpen; to...
2Danish[[åbne—

Words derived from “åpning”

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