Where does “onbehoorlijk” come from?
onbehoorlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch behoorlijk, from Middle Dutch behoorlijc.
onbehoorlijk (Dutch): unfitting, improper
Definitions
- unfitting, improper
Ancestry of “onbehoorlijk”, step by step
onbehoorlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch behoorlijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | behoorlijk | reasonable, fitting, proper; quite |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | behoorlijc | — |
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-) |