Where does “onteenseglik” come from?
onteenseglik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ontegenzeggelijk, from Dutch tegenzeggelijk, from Dutch tegenzeggen, from Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną — to follow; to see; to say.
onteenseglik (Afrikaans): indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
Definitions
- indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
Ancestry of “onteenseglik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ontegenzeggelijk | indisputable, undeniable, incontrovertible |
| 2 | Dutch | tegenzeggelijk | disputable, deniable, controvertible |
| 3 | Dutch | tegenzeggen | to refute, contradict, dispute |
| 4 | Dutch | zeggen | to say, tell |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | seggen | to say; to tell, to make known; to tell, to... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | seggen | to say |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | saggjan | to say |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |