Where does “ontkurken” come from?
ontkurken (Dutch) comes from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
ontkurken (Dutch): to uncork (a bottle etc.); hence, to open (for use, notably drinking)
Definitions
- to uncork (a bottle etc.); hence, to open (for use, notably drinking)
Ancestry of “ontkurken”, step by step
ontkurken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kurk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kurk | cork |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 3 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 4 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |
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)" |