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Where does “uopna” come from?

uopna (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk opna, from Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

uopna (Norwegian Nynorsk): unopened

Definitions

  1. unopened

Ancestry of “uopna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskopnato open
2Old Norseopnato open; opening, crater; inflection of opinn: ##...
3Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →