Where does “ontvlooien” come from?
ontvlooien (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlo, from Middle Dutch vlô, from Old Dutch flō, from Proto-West Germanic flauh, from Proto-Germanic flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European plówkos, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
ontvlooien (Dutch): to deflea
Definitions
- to deflea
Ancestry of “ontvlooien”, step by step
ontvlooien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vlo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlo | A flea, insect of the order Siphonaptera |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlô | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flō | flea |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flauh | flea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flauhaz | flea |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plówkos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |
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)" |