openen

Middle English

verb

Definitions

to open

Etymology

Inherited from Old English openian (open) inherited from Proto-Germanic *upanōną (lift, open, raise).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*upanōną

Gloss

lift, open, raise

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*upanōną Proto-Germanic
openian Old English
opna Old Norse
offanōn Old High German
opanon Old Dutch