Where does “ontvangen” come from?

ontvangen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontvaan, from Middle Dutch ontvaen, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic in-, from Proto-Indo-European indʰro-, from Proto-Indo-European oyd- — to swell.

ontvangen (Dutch): to receive

Definitions

  1. to receive

Ancestry of “ontvangen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontvaan—
2Middle Dutchontvaento catch; to receive, to be given, to accept; to...
3Middle Dutchont-un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that...
4Old Dutchint-—
5Proto-Germanicin-strong
6Proto-Indo-Europeanindʰro-swelling; strong
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoyd-to swell

Words derived from “ontvangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyd- →