Where does “ontgraten” come from?
ontgraten (Dutch) comes from Dutch graat, from Middle Dutch graet, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.
ontgraten (Dutch): to bone, to remove fishbones
Definitions
- to bone, to remove fishbones
Ancestry of “ontgraten”, step by step
ontgraten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch graat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | graat | fishbone |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | graet | — |
| 3 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |
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)" |