Where does “onbenul” come from?
onbenul (Dutch) comes from Dutch benul, from Dutch belul.
onbenul (Dutch): complete lack of understanding, insight or...
Definitions
- complete lack of understanding, insight or...
Ancestry of “onbenul”, step by step
onbenul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch benul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | benul | understanding, idea; insight, awareness |
| 2 | Dutch | belul | — |
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-) |