Where does “open” come from?

open (Slovincian) comes from Low German open, from Middle Low German āpen, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

open (Slovincian): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “open”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanopenopen not closed
2Middle Low Germanāpen—
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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