Where does “ontsnappingssnelheid” come from?

ontsnappingssnelheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontsnapping, from Dutch ontsnappen, from Dutch ont-, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

ontsnappingssnelheid (Dutch): escape velocity

Definitions

  1. escape velocity

Ancestry of “ontsnappingssnelheid”, step by step

ontsnappingssnelheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ontsnapping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontsnappingescape
2Dutchontsnappento escape
3Dutchont-un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that...
4Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
5Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
6Old Dutch-en
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch snelheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnelheidspeed, velocity
2Middle Dutchsnelheit
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti