Where does “onaanraakbare” come from?
onaanraakbare (Dutch) comes from Dutch onaanraakbaar, from Dutch aanraakbaar, from Dutch aanraken, from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
onaanraakbare (Dutch): untouchable
Definitions
- untouchable
Ancestry of “onaanraakbare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onaanraakbaar | untouchable |
| 2 | Dutch | aanraakbaar | touchable, tangible |
| 3 | Dutch | aanraken | to touch |
| 4 | Dutch | aan | on; to; on, being operative |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | āne | on, on top of |
| 6 | Old Dutch | āna | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |