Where does “ontvankelijkheid” come from?

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

ontvankelijkheid (Dutch): receptivity

Definitions

  1. receptivity

Ancestry of “ontvankelijkheid”, step by step

ontvankelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ontvankelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontvankelijkreceptive, open-minded ready to receive new ideas or concepts
2Dutchontvangento receive
3Dutchontvaan
4Middle Dutchontvaento catch; to receive, to be given, to accept; to...
5Middle Dutchont-un-, de-; Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that...
6Old Dutchint-
7Proto-Germanicin-strong
8Proto-Indo-Europeanindʰro-swelling; strong
9Proto-Indo-Europeanoyd-to swell

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyd-