Where does “ontbolsteren” come from?
ontbolsteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch bolster, from Middle Dutch bolster, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
ontbolsteren (Dutch): to shell the husk from something
Definitions
- to shell the husk from something
Ancestry of “ontbolsteren”, step by step
ontbolsteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bolster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bolster | a bur, a spiny cupule, often of a chestnut |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bolster | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bulstraz | bolster, pillow, cushion |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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)" |