Where does “openears” come from?

openears (Old English) comes from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

openears (Old English): medlar (fruit)

Definitions

  1. medlar (fruit)

Ancestry of “openears”, step by step

openears traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English open

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishopenopen
2Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
3Proto-Germanicupanazopen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Old English ears

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishearsbutt, arse
2Proto-West Germanicarsarse, anus, buttocks
3Proto-Germanicarsazarse/ass, anus, buttocks
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

Words derived from “openears”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →