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Where does “opanon” come from?

opanon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

opanon (Old Dutch): to open; to make known

Definitions

  1. to open; to make known

Ancestry of “opanon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
2Proto-Germanicupanazopen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “opanon”

  • deuropening
  • heropenen
  • openbaar
  • veropenbaren
  • openbaren
  • openen
  • opening
  • openen
  • ōpenen
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