Where does “onbezonnenheid” come from?

onbezonnenheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch onbezonnen, from Dutch on-, from Middle Dutch on-, from Old Dutch un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

onbezonnenheid (Dutch): rashness, impetuosity

Definitions

  1. rashness, impetuosity

Ancestry of “onbezonnenheid”, step by step

onbezonnenheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch onbezonnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonbezonnenrash, careless, reckless
2Dutchon-un-, in-; on, without
3Middle Dutchon-un-, in-
4Old Dutchun-
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from Dutch on-
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