In response let me say that, indeed, the English 'to open' corresponds to the German 'oeffnen' and that as an adjective it is 'auf'. The point is that 'open' is not a fundamental concept, but is rather derived from the more basic 'up, off'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University On Apr 29, 2012, at 11:20 AM, Isaac Fried wrote: > I want to add that perhaps 'open' is related to the German 'oben'. > > Isaac Fried, Boston University > > On Apr 29, 2012, at 8:24 AM, Bill wrote: > >> open > > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
