Where does “onderbouwing” come from?
onderbouwing (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderbouwen, from Dutch onder, from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Old Saxon undar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
onderbouwing (Dutch): argumentation, evidence, substantiation, basis (particularly of an opinion, allegation or accusation)
Definitions
- argumentation, evidence, substantiation, basis (particularly of an opinion, allegation or accusation)
Ancestry of “onderbouwing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onderbouwen | to support, to buttress; to substantiate |
| 2 | Dutch | onder | under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | onder | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | under | under |
| 5 | Old Saxon | undar | under |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |