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Where does “onberispelijk” come from?

onberispelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch berispelijk, from Dutch berispen, from Middle Dutch berispen, from Old Dutch birespen, from Old Dutch respen, from Proto-West Germanic rafsijan, from Proto-Germanic rafsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

onberispelijk (Dutch): irreprovable; irreprovably

Definitions

  1. irreprovable; irreprovably

Ancestry of “onberispelijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchberispelijk—
2Dutchberispento scold, reprimand
3Middle Dutchberispen—
4Old Dutchbirespen—
5Old Dutchrespento scold, to reprimand
6Proto-West Germanicrafsijanto reproach; to blame
7Proto-Germanicrafsijanąto snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
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