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Where does “ontleedkunde” come from?

ontleedkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontleden, 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- — to cover; to incline.

ontleedkunde (Dutch): anatomy

Definitions

  1. anatomy

Ancestry of “ontleedkunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontledento dismember, to analyze; to parse; to dissect
2Dutchlidmember; member, limb; member, penis
3Middle Dutchlit—
4Old Dutchlid—
5Old EnglishhliðAlternative spelling of hliþ
6Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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