Where does “ongeloofwaardig” come from?

ongeloofwaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch geloofwaardig, from Dutch geloof, from Dutch gelove, from Middle Dutch gelôve, from Old Saxon gilovo, from Proto-West Germanic galaubō, from Proto-Germanic galaubô, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

ongeloofwaardig (Dutch): unbelievable, not credible

Definitions

  1. unbelievable, not credible

Ancestry of “ongeloofwaardig”, step by step

ongeloofwaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch geloofwaardig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeloofwaardigcredible
2Dutchgeloofbelief, conviction; faith, religion
3Dutchgelove
4Middle Dutchgelôve
5Old Saxongilovobelief
6Proto-West Germanicgalaubōbelief
7Proto-Germanicgalaubôbelief
8Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-
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