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Where does “onachtzaam” come from?

onachtzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch achtzaam, from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

onachtzaam (Dutch): inattentive, negligent

Definitions

  1. inattentive, negligent

Ancestry of “onachtzaam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachtzaamattentive, careful
2Dutchachteight; attention, heed
3Middle DutchachtAlternative form of achte
4Old Dutchahto—
5Proto-Germanicahtō—
6Proto-Germanicahtōueight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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