Where does “onbehaaglijk” come from?
onbehaaglijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch behaaglijk, from Dutch behagen, from Middle Dutch behagen, from Old Dutch bihagon, from Proto-Germanic bihagōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱak-, from Proto-Indo-European kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ-.
onbehaaglijk (Dutch): uncomfortable; uncomfortably
Definitions
- uncomfortable; uncomfortably
Ancestry of “onbehaaglijk”, step by step
onbehaaglijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch behaaglijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | behaaglijk | pleasant, agreeable, comfortable |
| 2 | Dutch | behagen | to delight, please, gratify |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | behagen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bihagon | to delight, please, gratify |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bihagōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱak- | branch, pole; branch, stick; to be able, help |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kek- / ḱek- / kekʰ- / ḱekʰ- | — |
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-) |