Where does “ontrijten” come from?

ontrijten (Dutch) comes from Dutch ont-, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

ontrijten (Dutch): to tear away, to rip away

Definitions

  1. to tear away, to rip away

Ancestry of “ontrijten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchont-un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that...
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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