Where does “ontzinnen” come from?
ontzinnen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zinnen, from Middle Dutch sinnen, from Old Dutch sinnan, from Proto-West Germanic sinnan, from Proto-Germanic sinnaną, from Proto-Germanic sennaną, from Proto-Indo-European sent-n-, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.
ontzinnen (Dutch): to lose one's senses, to become mad
Definitions
- to lose one's senses, to become mad
Ancestry of “ontzinnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zinnen | to contemplate, to plot; to satisfy, to please |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sinnen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sinnan | to feel, to sense; to consider, to think about,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sinnan | to feel; to sense direction; to consider, think... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaną | to feel; to sense direction; to consider, think... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sennaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sent-n- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |