Where does “ondernemingsgeest” come from?
ondernemingsgeest (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderneming, from Dutch ondernemen, from Dutch onder, from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Old Saxon undar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér — in; in, inside.
ondernemingsgeest (Dutch): spirit of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial...
Definitions
- spirit of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial...
Ancestry of “ondernemingsgeest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | onderneming | venture, enterprise, concern |
| 2 | Dutch | ondernemen | to undertake |
| 3 | Dutch | onder | under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | onder | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | under | under |
| 6 | Old Saxon | undar | under |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |