ont-

See also: ont, Ont, ONT, önt, on't, -ont-, Ont., and Appendix:Variations of "ont"

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch ant-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, *and-.

Prefix

ont-  Non-separable

  1. un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic *in-. Compare Old English on-.

Prefix

ont-  Non-separable

  1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning.

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_prefixed_with_ont-'>Dutch words prefixed with ont-</a>

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch ant-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, *and-.

Prefix

ont-

  1. un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_Dutch_words_prefixed_with_ont-'>Middle Dutch words prefixed with ont-</a>
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic *in-.

Prefix

ont-

  1. Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_Dutch_words_prefixed_with_ont-'>Middle Dutch words prefixed with ont-</a>
Descendants
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