Where does “onoverwinnelijk” come from?
onoverwinnelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch overwinnen, from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
onoverwinnelijk (Dutch): invincible
Definitions
- invincible
Ancestry of “onoverwinnelijk”, step by step
onoverwinnelijk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch overwinnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | overwinnen | defeat, crush, overcome; conquer, vanquish;... |
| 2 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 4 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch lijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijk | The dead but otherwise intact body of a human or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lijc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | līk | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līk | body |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
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-) |