Where does “ongunstig” come from?
ongunstig (Dutch) comes from Dutch gunstig, from Dutch gunst, from Middle Dutch gunst, from Middle Dutch onst, from Old Dutch anst, from Proto-West Germanic unsti, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną — to notice; face, mouth.
ongunstig (Dutch): unfavourable
Definitions
- unfavourable
Ancestry of “ongunstig”, step by step
ongunstig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gunstig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gunstig | favourable |
| 2 | Dutch | gunst | favour; good grief, gosh |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gunst | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | onst | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | anst | favour |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | unsti | favour; affection; storm |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | undiz | favour; affection |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |
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-) |