Where does “onnozelweg” come from?

onnozelweg (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.

onnozelweg (Dutch): naively, stupidly

Definitions

  1. naively, stupidly

Ancestry of “onnozelweg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonnozelinnocent; naive, gullible; silly, goofy
2Middle Dutchonnosel—
3Middle Dutchon-un-, in-
4Old Dutchun-—
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Proto-Germanic un- →