Where does “onbereikbaar” come from?
onbereikbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bereikbaar, from Dutch bereiken, from Middle Dutch bereiken, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
onbereikbaar (Dutch): unreachable, unattainable, unachievable
Definitions
- unreachable, unattainable, unachievable
Ancestry of “onbereikbaar”, step by step
onbereikbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bereikbaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bereikbaar | reachable; achievable, attainable |
| 2 | Dutch | bereiken | to arrive at, to reach, to get to; to achieve, to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bereiken | to reach, to arrive at |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 5 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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-) |