Where does “obna” come from?

obna (Scanian) comes from Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

obna (Scanian): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “obna”, step by step

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