Where does “offentlighet” come from?
offentlighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål offentlig, from German öffentlich, from German offen, from Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
offentlighet (Norwegian Bokmål): public sphere; offentligheten - the public
Definitions
- public sphere; offentligheten - the public
Ancestry of “offentlighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | offentlig | public |
| 2 | German | öffentlich | public |
| 3 | German | offen | open; frank, candid; honest, sincere |
| 4 | Middle High German | offen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | offan | open; obvious; clear |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |