Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “ongemakkelijk” come from? ongemakkelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch gemakkelijk, from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
ongemakkelijk (Dutch): uncomfortable; inconvenient; uneasy, difficult
Definitions uncomfortable; inconvenient; uneasy, difficult Ancestry of “ongemakkelijk”, step by step ongemakkelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gemakkelijk Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch gemakkelijk easy; easily 2 Dutch lijk The dead but otherwise intact body of a human or... 3 Middle Dutch lijc — 4 Old Dutch līk — 5 Proto-West Germanic līk body 6 Proto-Germanic līką body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope 7 Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- to bind, tie
via Dutch ongemak Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch ongemak inconvenience; unease, discomfort; flaw, defect 2 Dutch gemak convenience; ease, comfort; toilet 3 Middle Dutch gemac — 4 Old Dutch gimak — 5 Proto-Germanic gamaką — 6 Proto-Germanic gamakaz —