Where does “onbegrensd” come from?
onbegrensd (Dutch) comes from Dutch begrensd, from Dutch begrenzen, from Dutch grens, from German Grenze, from Middle High German grenize, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic grani̋ca — border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas.
onbegrensd (Dutch): unlimited, boundless
Definitions
- unlimited, boundless
Ancestry of “onbegrensd”, step by step
onbegrensd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch begrensd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | begrensd | limited, circumscribed |
| 2 | Dutch | begrenzen | to demarcate, limit; to neighbor |
| 3 | Dutch | grens | border, frontier; limit |
| 4 | German | Grenze | border; limit; frontier |
| 5 | Middle High German | grenize | border; frontier |
| 6 | Old Polish | granica | border |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | grani̋ca | border, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas |
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-) |