Etymology

reopen

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Today it means: To open (something) again. Full definition →

English open ← Middle English open ← Old English open
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  7. Proto-Germanic*ub
  8. Proto-Germanic*upp
  9. Proto-Germanic*upanaz
  10. Proto-West Germanic*opan
  11. Old Englishopen
  12. Middle Englishopen
  13. Englishopen
  14. English todayreopen

From re- + open.

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