Where does “ontvlezen” come from?
ontvlezen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ont- -en — Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)".
ontvlezen (Dutch): to remove the meat of
Definitions
- to remove the meat of
Ancestry of “ontvlezen”, step by step
ontvlezen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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)" |
via Dutch vless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vless | — |