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
- irreprovable; irreprovably
Ancestry of “onberispelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | berispelijk | — |
| 2 | Dutch | berispen | to scold, reprimand |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | berispen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | birespen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | respen | to scold, to reprimand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rafsijan | to reproach; to blame |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rafsijaną | to snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |