Where does “ongevaarlijk” come from?

ongevaarlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevaarlijk, from Dutch gevaar, from German gefahr, from Middle High German gevāre, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ongevaarlijk (Dutch): harmless

Definitions

  1. harmless

Ancestry of “ongevaarlijk”, step by step

ongevaarlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gevaarlijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevaarlijkdangerous
2Dutchgevaardanger, peril
3Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
4Middle High Germangevāredanger
5Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
6Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →