Where does “onpaar” come from?
onpaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch paar, from Middle Dutch paer, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
onpaar (Dutch): uneven, odd
Definitions
- uneven, odd
Ancestry of “onpaar”, step by step
onpaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch paar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | paar | pair, couple; a few, a couple, some |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | paer | — |
| 3 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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-) |