Where does “hoofdletterongevoelig” come from?

hoofdletterongevoelig (Dutch) comes from Dutch ongevoelig, from Dutch gevoelig, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

hoofdletterongevoelig (Dutch): case insensitive

Definitions

  1. case insensitive

Ancestry of “hoofdletterongevoelig”, step by step

hoofdletterongevoelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ongevoelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchongevoeliginsensitive, crass, callous
2Dutchgevoeligsensitive
3Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
4Middle Dutch-ich-y
5Old Dutch-ig
6Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch hoofdletter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoofdlettercapital
2Middle Dutchhôoftletter
3Latinlittera capitalis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gazEvery word from Dutch -ig