Where does “åpningstid” come from?

åpningstid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål åpning, 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.

åpningstid (Norwegian Bokmål): opening hours

Definitions

  1. opening hours

Ancestry of “åpningstid”, step by step

åpningstid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål åpning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåpningopening
2GermanÖffnungopening; orifice
3Middle High Germanoffenunge
4Old High Germanoffanungarevelation; sign
5Old High Germanoffanōn
6Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
7Proto-Germanicupanazopen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Norwegian Bokmål tid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltidtime; an age or era
2Old Norsetíðtime; hour; divine service, prayers
3Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic upanaz