Where does “אויפֿעפֿענען” come from?
אויפֿעפֿענען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish עפֿענען, from Middle High German offenen, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
אויפֿעפֿענען (Yiddish): to open up
Definitions
- to open up
Ancestry of “אויפֿעפֿענען”, step by step
אויפֿעפֿענען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish עפֿענען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | עפֿענען | open |
| 2 | Middle High German | offenen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | offanōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | upanōną | to open; to lift |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Yiddish אויפֿ־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אויפֿ־ | a separable prefix; similar to English up-, indicating |