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
ondernemingsgeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onderneming
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Dutch geest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geest | ghost, spirit; mind, mental conscience; life... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gêest | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gēst | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gist | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jestu | fermentation; byproducts or agents of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jestuz | fermentation; byproducts or agents of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yes- | to foam; to boil |