Where does “ondenkbaar” come from?
ondenkbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch denkbaar, from Dutch baar, from Middle Dutch bâre, from Old Dutch bāra, from Proto-Albanian bārā, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.
ondenkbaar (Dutch): unthinkable
Ancestry of “ondenkbaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | denkbaar | conceivable, thinkable |
| 2 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bâre | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |