Where does “ontzwangeren” come from?
ontzwangeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwanger, from Middle Dutch swanger, from Proto-Germanic *swangr.
ontzwangeren (Dutch): to recover from a pregnancy
Definitions
- to recover from a pregnancy
Ancestry of “ontzwangeren”, step by step
ontzwangeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zwanger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwanger | pregnant |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swanger | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *swangr | — |
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)" |