Where does “ongegrond” come from?

ongegrond (Dutch) comes from Dutch on — rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-).

ongegrond (Dutch): specious; unfounded, groundless, baseless;...

Definitions

  1. specious; unfounded, groundless, baseless;...

Ancestry of “ongegrond”, step by step

ongegrond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)

via Dutch gegrond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgegrondwell-founded; justified
Every word from Dutch on