Where does “ope” come from?

ope (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk open, from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

ope (Norwegian Nynorsk): neuter singular of open

Definitions

  1. neuter singular of open

Ancestry of “ope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskopenopen
2Old Norseopinnopen
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →