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

  1. To summon, send for someone; To notify, tell,...

Ancestry of “ontbieden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchontbiedento inform; to command; to summon, to order...
2Middle Dutchont-un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that...
3Old Dutchint-
4Proto-Germanicin-strong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanindʰro-swelling; strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanoyd-to swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyd-Every word from Middle Dutch ont-Every word from Proto-Indo-European indʰro-
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