Where does “ontstelen” come from?
ontstelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stelen, from Middle Dutch stēlen, from Old Dutch stelan, from Proto-Germanic stelaną, from Proto-Indo-European tsel- — to sneak.
ontstelen (Dutch): to deprive
Definitions
- to deprive
Ancestry of “ontstelen”, step by step
ontstelen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stelen | to steal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stēlen | to steal |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stelan | to steal |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stelaną | to steal; to sneak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tsel- | to sneak |
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)" |