Where does “ondermijnen” come from?
ondermijnen (Dutch) comes from Dutch mijnen, from Dutch mijn, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
ondermijnen (Dutch): to undermine, subvert, sap
Definitions
- to undermine, subvert, sap
Ancestry of “ondermijnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mijnen | to mine; to sap, to mine |
| 2 | Dutch | mijn | belonging to me: my; mine; shaft dug by an insect... |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |