Where does “ontvaen” come from?
ontvaen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vâen, from Old Dutch fān, from Old Saxon fāhan, from Proto-Germanic fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
ontvaen (Middle Dutch): to catch; to receive, to be given, to accept; to...
Definitions
- to catch; to receive, to be given, to accept; to...
Ancestry of “ontvaen”, step by step
ontvaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch vâen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vâen | to catch, to capture |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fān | off, from |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fāhan | to seize |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fanhaną | to take, to seize; to capture, to catch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |
via Old Dutch antfān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | antfān | to receive, to get |
| 2 | Old Dutch | ant- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | andi- | against; across, opposite, against, away |
| 4 | Livonian | urj-fin-pro:*enci | — |