Where does “oneindig” come from?
oneindig (Dutch) comes from Dutch eindig, from Dutch eind, from Dutch einde, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
oneindig (Dutch): infinite, boundless, endless, unlimited
Definitions
- infinite, boundless, endless, unlimited
Ancestry of “oneindig”, step by step
oneindig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eindig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eindig | finite |
| 2 | Dutch | eind | end; travel distance; a short length of something |
| 3 | Dutch | einde | end |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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-) |