offe

See also: Offe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Cognate with German offen, Dutch open, English open, Icelandic opinn.

Adjective

offe

1. open
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript):

     Aber es isch doch e ganz natürlichi, offeni Unterhaltig gsi.

     But it was just a completely natural and open conversation.

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz (“open”), from Proto-Indo-European *upo (“up”).

Adjective

offe

1. open

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien