Where does “ontvang” come from?
ontvang (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ontvangen, from Dutch ontvaan, from Middle Dutch ontvaen, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic in-, from Proto-Indo-European indʰro-, from Proto-Indo-European oyd- — to swell.
ontvang (Afrikaans): to receive
Ancestry of “ontvang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | ontvangen | to receive |
| 2 | Dutch | ontvaan | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ontvaen | to catch; to receive, to be given, to accept; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ont- | un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | int- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in- | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | indʰro- | swelling; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | oyd- | to swell |