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
- unfinished
Ancestry of “onafgewerkt”, step by step
onafgewerkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch afwerken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afwerken | to finish, to complete work on; to finish work... |
| 2 | Dutch | werken | to work, labour; to work, to be effective; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |