Where does “ongelooflijk” come from?

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

ongelooflijk (Dutch): unbelievable

Definitions

  1. unbelievable

Ancestry of “ongelooflijk”, step by step

ongelooflijk 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 gelooflijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelooflijk
Every word from Dutch on