Where does “ufa” come from?

ufa (Vilamovian) comes 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-.

ufa (Vilamovian): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “ufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanoffen—
2Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
3Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →