Where does “ongeldig” come from?
ongeldig (Dutch) comes from Dutch geldig, from Dutch gelden, from Middle Dutch gelden, from Old Dutch geldan, from Proto-West Germanic geldan, from Proto-Germanic geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.
ongeldig (Dutch): invalid, void
Definitions
- invalid, void
Ancestry of “ongeldig”, step by step
ongeldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch geldig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geldig | valid |
| 2 | Dutch | gelden | to apply, to be applicable, to be in effect; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gelden | to pay, to satisfy; to buy; to compensate, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | geldan | to pay |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | geldan | to pay for |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | geldaną | to pay; to have/give value |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeldʰ- | to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay |
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-) |