Why do we say “open” and “closed”? Why is one in present tense and the other in past tense?

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Edit: to clarify, I mean when shops have a sign that says “open” versus “closed”. Why is it not “opened/closed” or “open/close”?

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I don’t know, but if i were going to spend more time looking into it i would start with the germanic etymology of “open” vs the latin etymology of “closed”.

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