Where does “onafgewerkt” come from?

onafgewerkt (Dutch) comes from Dutch afwerken, from Dutch werken, from Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

onafgewerkt (Dutch): unfinished

Definitions

  1. unfinished

Ancestry of “onafgewerkt”, step by step

onafgewerkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch afwerken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafwerkento finish, to complete work on; to finish work...
2Dutchwerkento work, labour; to work, to be effective; to...
3Middle Dutchwerkento act; to work; to practice
4Old Dutchwirkento work; to build, to make
5Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
6Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wirkijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan
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