Where does “ontleden” come from?
ontleden (Dutch) comes from Dutch lid, from Middle Dutch lit, from Old Dutch lid, from Old English hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
ontleden (Dutch): to dismember, to analyze; to parse; to dissect
Definitions
- to dismember, to analyze; to parse; to dissect
Ancestry of “ontleden”, step by step
ontleden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lid | member; member, limb; member, penis |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lit | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lid | — |
| 4 | Old English | hlið | Alternative spelling of hliþ |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlidą | lid, cover |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlitós | covered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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)" |