Where does “ontketenen” come from?
ontketenen (Dutch) comes from Dutch keten, from Middle Dutch ketene, from Old Dutch ketina, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
ontketenen (Dutch): to unchain, unshackle
Definitions
- to unchain, unshackle
Ancestry of “ontketenen”, step by step
ontketenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch keten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | keten | chain, fetter, shackle; chain; to fool around... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ketene | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ketina | — |
| 4 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
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)" |