Where does “onpersoonlijk” come from?
onpersoonlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch persoonlijk, from Middle Dutch persoonlijc.
onpersoonlijk (Dutch): impersonal
Definitions
- impersonal
Ancestry of “onpersoonlijk”, step by step
onpersoonlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch persoonlijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | persoonlijk | personal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | persoonlijc | — |
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-) |