Where does “ontbieden” come from?
ontbieden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ontbieden, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic in-, from Proto-Indo-European indʰro-, from Proto-Indo-European oyd- — to swell.
ontbieden (Dutch): To summon, send for someone; To notify, tell,...
Definitions
- To summon, send for someone; To notify, tell,...
Ancestry of “ontbieden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | ontbieden | to inform; to command; to summon, to order... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ont- | un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | int- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | in- | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | indʰro- | swelling; strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | oyd- | to swell |