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

  1. to open up

Ancestry of “אויפֿעפֿענען”, step by step

אויפֿעפֿענען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish עפֿענען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעפֿענעןopen
2Middle High Germanoffenen
3Old High Germanoffanōn
4Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
5Proto-Germanicupanazopen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via Yiddish אויפֿ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאויפֿ־a separable prefix; similar to English up-, indicating
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Germanic upanaz