Where does “netto-ontvanger” come from?
netto-ontvanger (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontvanger, 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- — to swell.
netto-ontvanger (Dutch): a (financial) net-contributor, who receives more than contributing (back) especially used for countries in populist discourse
Definitions
- a (financial) net-contributor, who receives more than contributing (back) especially used for countries in populist discourse
Ancestry of “netto-ontvanger”, step by step
netto-ontvanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ontvanger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ontvanger | receiver, recipient; radio receiver |
| 2 | Dutch | ontvangen | to receive |
| 3 | Dutch | ontvaan | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ontvaen | to catch; to receive, to be given, to accept; to... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ont- | un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | int- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | in- | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | indʰro- | swelling; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | oyd- | to swell |
via Dutch netto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | netto | net |
| 2 | Italian | netto | clear; net; clearly |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 5 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 8 | Cebuano | -hi | — |