Where does “ontromen” come from?
ontromen (Dutch) comes from Dutch room, from Middle Dutch rôme, from Old Dutch rōm, from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic raumaz, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
ontromen (Dutch): to decream, to remove cream from
Definitions
- to decream, to remove cream from
Ancestry of “ontromen”, step by step
ontromen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch room
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | room | cream |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rôme | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *raum | film, skin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raumaz | skin; film; cream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rew- | to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;... |
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)" |