Where does “onbeheerst” come from?
onbeheerst (Dutch) comes from Dutch beheerst, from Dutch beheersen, from Dutch heersen, from Middle Dutch hêerschen, from German herrschen, from Middle High German hērschen, from Old High German hērisōn.
onbeheerst (Dutch): unrestrained
Definitions
- unrestrained
Ancestry of “onbeheerst”, step by step
onbeheerst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beheerst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beheerst | restrained |
| 2 | Dutch | beheersen | to control, to master |
| 3 | Dutch | heersen | to rule; to prevail |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | hêerschen | to command, rule |
| 5 | German | herrschen | to rule, to reign, to have dominion; to prevail,... |
| 6 | Middle High German | hērschen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | hērisōn | — |
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-) |