Where does “oneer” come from?
oneer (Dutch) comes from Dutch eer, from Middle Dutch êer, from Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.
oneer (Dutch): shame, dishonour
Definitions
- shame, dishonour
Ancestry of “oneer”, step by step
oneer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eer | honour; ere, before; copper |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êer | earlier, previously |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēr | before, earlier than |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | airi | early |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | airiz | earlier, before; comparative degree of *airi |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | airi | early |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |