Where does “ontspullen” come from?
ontspullen (Dutch) comes from Dutch spul, from Dutch spoelen, 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- — he, she.
ontspullen (Dutch): to get rid of material things; to declutter
Definitions
- to get rid of material things; to declutter
Ancestry of “ontspullen”, step by step
ontspullen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spul | stuff; junk |
| 2 | Dutch | spoelen | to rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to... |
| 3 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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)" |