Where does “ontnuchteren” come from?
ontnuchteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch nuchter, from Latin nocturnus, from Latin Nox, from Proto-Italic nokts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
ontnuchteren (Dutch): to become sober; to sober up; to disillusion
Definitions
- to become sober; to sober up; to disillusion
Ancestry of “ontnuchteren”, step by step
ontnuchteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nuchter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nuchter | prosaic, matter of fact; sober, not drunk; having... |
| 2 | Latin | nocturnus | Of or belonging to the night, nocturnal |
| 3 | Latin | Nox | Night personification |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nokts | night |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
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)" |