Where does “ontwouden” come from?
ontwouden (Dutch) comes from Dutch woud, from Middle Dutch wout, from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
ontwouden (Dutch): to deforest
Definitions
- to deforest
Ancestry of “ontwouden”, step by step
ontwouden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woud | forest, woods, jungle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wout | forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | walt | forest, wood |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
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)" |