ontginnen.
to develop into agricultural land
Meaning & usage
to develop into agricultural land
to remove the topsoil from
to excavate, to extract from the earth
to begin, to commence
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch ontginnen, derived with prefix ont- from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną, which is not attested in unprefixed form in any Germanic language (compare beginnen and Old Dutch aginnan). Cognate to Old English onginnan and Old Saxon andginnan.
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