Where does “ontkerkelijken” come from?
ontkerkelijken (Dutch) comes from Dutch kerkelijk, from Middle Dutch kerkelijc.
ontkerkelijken (Dutch): to secularize, to make or become less Christian (specifically affiliated with a church)
Definitions
- to secularize, to make or become less Christian (specifically affiliated with a church)
Ancestry of “ontkerkelijken”, step by step
ontkerkelijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kerkelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kerkelijk | ecclesiastic; used attributely church |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerkelijc | — |
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)" |