Where does “אָפֿן” come from?

אָפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

אָפֿן (Yiddish): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “אָפֿן”, step by step

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