Dutch word ontsteken comes from Dutch ont-, Dutch steken

Detailed word origin of ontsteken

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.
steken	Dutch (nld)	(transitive) to insert, put in. (transitive) to prick, sting. (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger).
ontsteken	Dutch (nld)	To inflame (To put in a state of inflammation). To kindle. To turn on (a light).

Words with the same origin as ontsteken