Where does “ontberen” come from?

ontberen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ontbēren, from Old Dutch antberan.

ontberen (Dutch): to lack

Definitions

  1. to lack

Ancestry of “ontberen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchontbērento avoid doing
2Old Dutchantberan—

Words derived from “ontberen”

Every word from Old Dutch antberan →Every word from Middle Dutch ontbēren →