Where does “onmisbaar” come from?
onmisbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch misbaar, from Dutch mis-, from Middle Dutch mis-, from Old Dutch mis-, from Proto-Germanic missa-, from Proto-Indo-European mitto, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
onmisbaar (Dutch): indispensable
Definitions
- indispensable
Ancestry of “onmisbaar”, step by step
onmisbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch misbaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | misbaar | clamor, theatrical misconduct |
| 2 | Dutch | mis- | mis |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mis- | mis |
| 4 | Old Dutch | mis- | mis |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | missa- | mis-, badly, wrongly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mitto | mutual, reciprocal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
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-) |