Where does “onecht” come from?

onecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch echt, from Middle Dutch echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

onecht (Dutch): extramarital chiefly of children and extramarital relations

Definitions

  1. extramarital chiefly of children and extramarital relations

Ancestry of “onecht”, step by step

onecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch echt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchechtauthentic, true, genuine, real; The institution...
2Middle Dutchecht
3Old Dutchēhaft
4Proto-West Germanicaiwahaftlawful; true, genuine, real; honourable
5Proto-West Germanichaftcaptive
6Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptósEvery word from Proto-Germanic haftaz
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