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Where does “onbeweeglijk” come from?

onbeweeglijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch beweeglijk, from Dutch lijk, from Dutch lijkwagen, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

onbeweeglijk (Dutch): stationary, immobile, motionless; unshakeable,...

Definitions

  1. stationary, immobile, motionless; unshakeable,...

Ancestry of “onbeweeglijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeweeglijkmobile
2DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
3DutchlijkwagenA hearse, a funerary vehicle
4DutchwagenA wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,...
5Middle Dutchwāgen—
6Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
7Old Dutch-en—
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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