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
Ancestry of “åpningstid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | åpning | opening |
| 2 | German | Öffnung | opening; orifice |
| 3 | Middle High German | offenunge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | offanunga | revelation; sign |
| 5 | Old High German | offanōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanōną | to open; to lift |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |