Dutch word ontdooien comes from Dutch ont-, Dutch dooien ((intransitive) to thaw, to melt.)

Detailed word origin of ontdooien

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
ont-	Dutch (nld)	Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning. Un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate.
dooien	Dutch (nld)	(intransitive) to thaw, to melt.
ontdooien	Dutch (nld)	(transitive) to thaw.

Words with the same origin as ontdooien