Where does “ontbenen” come from?
ontbenen (Dutch) comes from Dutch been, from Middle Dutch bêen, from Old Dutch bēn, from Proto-West Germanic bain, from Proto-Germanic bainą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
ontbenen (Dutch): to remove the bones of, to unbone, to debone
Definitions
- to remove the bones of, to unbone, to debone
Ancestry of “ontbenen”, step by step
ontbenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch been
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | been | leg, limb of a person, horse and certain... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bêen | leg |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bēn | leg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bain | leg; bone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bainą | leg; bone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
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)" |