Where does “ontteken” come from?
ontteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch teek, from Middle Dutch teke, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
ontteken (Dutch): to detick
Definitions
- to detick
Ancestry of “ontteken”, step by step
ontteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch teek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | teek | tick |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | teke | — |
| 3 | Latin | thēca | a case, envelope, sheath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θήκη | box, chest; grave, tomb; sword sheath |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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)" |