Where does “ontrusten” come from?
ontrusten (Dutch) comes from Dutch rust, from Middle Dutch ruste, from Old Dutch rusta, from Proto-Germanic rustijō.
ontrusten (Dutch): to disturb
Definitions
- to disturb
Ancestry of “ontrusten”, step by step
ontrusten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rust | rest, calm, peace; half-time |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ruste | rest, pause, after physical exertion; peace,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rusta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rustijō | — |
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)" |