Where does “on-” come from?

on- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch on-, from Old Dutch un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

on- (Dutch): un-, in-; on, without

Definitions

  1. un-, in-; on, without

Ancestry of “on-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchon-un-, in-
2Old Dutchun-
3Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
4Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “on-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from Proto-Germanic un-