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
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