Where does “onschendbaar” come from?
onschendbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch baar, from Middle Dutch bâre, from Old Dutch bāra, from Proto-Albanian bārā, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.
onschendbaar (Dutch): inviolable
Definitions
- inviolable
Ancestry of “onschendbaar”, step by step
onschendbaar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |
via Dutch schenden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schenden | to violate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schenden | to stain, to dishonour; to ruin |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skenden | to abash, to ashame |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skandijan | to insult, to disgrace, to put to shame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
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-) |