Where does “offan” come from?

offan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

offan (Old High German): open; obvious; clear

Definitions

  1. open; obvious; clear

Ancestry of “offan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “offan”

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