Where does “offentlighetsprincip” come from?
offentlighetsprincip (Swedish) comes from Swedish offentlighet, 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.
offentlighetsprincip (Swedish): principle of public access to official documents,...
Definitions
- principle of public access to official documents,...
Ancestry of “offentlighetsprincip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | offentlighet | publicity, transparency; public scrutiny |
| 2 | Swedish | offentlig | public |
| 3 | German | öffentlich | public |
| 4 | German | offen | open; frank, candid; honest, sincere |
| 5 | Middle High German | offen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | offan | open; obvious; clear |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |