Where does “offentligen” come from?

offentligen (Swedish) comes from Swedish offentlig, 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.

offentligen (Swedish): publicly, in public

Definitions

  1. publicly, in public

Ancestry of “offentligen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoffentligpublic
2Germanöffentlichpublic
3Germanoffenopen; frank, candid; honest, sincere
4Middle High Germanoffen—
5Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
6Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
7Proto-Germanicupanazopen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-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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