Where does “ongenaakbaar” come from?
ongenaakbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch genaakbaar, from Dutch -baar, from Middle Dutch -bāer, from Old Saxon -bāri, from Proto-Germanic bēriz — bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to...
ongenaakbaar (Dutch): unapproachable, inaccessible; distant, detached,...
Definitions
- unapproachable, inaccessible; distant, detached,...
Ancestry of “ongenaakbaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | genaakbaar | approachable, accessible |
| 2 | Dutch | -baar | -able, indicates an action can be performed |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -bāer | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | -bāri | suffix meaning bearing, having |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bēriz | bearable, fruitful, viable; pertaining to... |