Where does “ongemak” come from?

ongemak (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemak, from Middle Dutch gemac, from Old Dutch gimak, from Proto-Germanic gamaką, from Proto-Germanic gamakaz.

ongemak (Dutch): inconvenience; unease, discomfort; flaw, defect

Definitions

  1. inconvenience; unease, discomfort; flaw, defect

Ancestry of “ongemak”, step by step

ongemak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gemak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemakconvenience; ease, comfort; toilet
2Middle Dutchgemac—
3Old Dutchgimak—
4Proto-Germanicgamaką—
5Proto-Germanicgamakaz—

via Dutch on

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

Words derived from “ongemak”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gamakaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gamaką →Every word from Old Dutch gimak →