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
Ancestry of “ope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | open | open |
| 2 | Old Norse | opinn | open |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |