Where does “ontbelgen” come from?
ontbelgen (Dutch) comes from Dutch Belg, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.
ontbelgen (Dutch): to take away someone's Belgianness
Definitions
- to take away someone's Belgianness
Ancestry of “ontbelgen”, step by step
ontbelgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Belg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Belg | Belgian |
| 2 | Latin | Belgae | the Belgians; Belgians |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bolg- | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelgʰ- | to bulge, swell |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |