Where does “onwaardig” come from?

onwaardig (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch onwaardig, from Middle Dutch onwerdich — unworthy, dispicable.

onwaardig (Afrikaans): unworthy

Definitions

  1. unworthy

Ancestry of “onwaardig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonwaardigunworthy
2Middle Dutchonwerdichunworthy, dispicable
Every word from Middle Dutch onwerdich →Every word from Dutch onwaardig →