ontginnen

Etymology
From, derived with prefix from , which is not attested in unprefixed form in any Germanic language (compare  and 🇨🇬). Cognate to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to develop into agricultural land
 * 2)  to remove the topsoil from
 * 3)  to excavate, to extract from the earth
 * 4)  to begin, to commence