Where does “offentlig” come from?

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

offentlig (Swedish): public

Definitions

  1. public

Ancestry of “offentlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanöffentlichpublic
2Germanoffenopen; frank, candid; honest, sincere
3Middle High Germanoffen—
4Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
5Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “offentlig”

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