Where does “öppen” come from?
öppen (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ypin, from Old Norse opinn, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
öppen (Swedish): open; open; prepared to conduct business; open;...
Definitions
- open; open; prepared to conduct business; open;...
Ancestry of “öppen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | ypin | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | opinn | open |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |