Where does “onnozelheid” come from?
onnozelheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch onnozel, from Middle Dutch onnosel, 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.
onnozelheid (Dutch): silliness
Definitions
- silliness
Ancestry of “onnozelheid”, step by step
onnozelheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onnozel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onnozel | innocent; naive, gullible; silly, goofy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | onnosel | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | on- | un-, in- |
| 4 | Old Dutch | un- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |