Where does “ongelezen” come from?

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

ongelezen (Dutch): unread

Definitions

  1. unread

Ancestry of “ongelezen”, step by step

ongelezen 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 gelezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelezen
Every word from Dutch on