Where does “עפֿענען” come from?

עפֿענען (Yiddish) comes 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-.

עפֿענען (Yiddish): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “עפֿענען”, step by step

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

Words derived from “עפֿענען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →