Where does “ongebruikelijk” come from?

ongebruikelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch gebruikelijk, from Middle Dutch gebrukelijc, from Middle High German gebrûchlich.

ongebruikelijk (Dutch): unusual

Definitions

  1. unusual

Ancestry of “ongebruikelijk”, step by step

ongebruikelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gebruikelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebruikelijkusual; customary
2Middle Dutchgebrukelijc—
3Middle High Germangebrûchlich—

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)
Every word from Middle High German gebrûchlich →Every word from Middle Dutch gebrukelijc →Every word from Dutch gebruikelijk →