Where does “ongewoon” come from?
ongewoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch gewoon, from Middle Dutch gewone.
ongewoon (Dutch): unusual
Definitions
- unusual
Ancestry of “ongewoon”, step by step
ongewoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gewoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gewoon | regular, ordinary, usual; normal, common; wont,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gewone | — |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |