Where does “onrechtmatig” come from?
onrechtmatig (Dutch) comes from Dutch rechtmatig, from German rechtmäßig, from German -mäßig, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō — to measure; to give advice; healing.
onrechtmatig (Dutch): unlawful
Definitions
- unlawful
Ancestry of “onrechtmatig”, step by step
onrechtmatig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rechtmatig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rechtmatig | legitimate |
| 2 | German | rechtmäßig | rightful |
| 3 | German | -mäßig | -like; -wise |
| 4 | German | maß | first/third-person singular preterite of messen |
| 5 | Middle High German | māz | — |
| 6 | Old High German | māza | — |
| 7 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
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-) |