Where does “onkruid” come from?

onkruid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch oncruut, from Middle Dutch on-, from Old Dutch un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

onkruid (Dutch): weed; weeds

Definitions

  1. weed; weeds

Ancestry of “onkruid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchoncruut—
2Middle Dutchon-un-, in-
3Old Dutchun-—
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →