Where does “onderscheppen” come from?
onderscheppen (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheppen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
onderscheppen (Dutch): to intercept to gain possession of
Definitions
- to intercept to gain possession of
Ancestry of “onderscheppen”, step by step
onderscheppen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch scheppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | scheppen | to create |
| 2 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 4 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |