Where does “ontbeerlijk” come from?

ontbeerlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

ontbeerlijk (Dutch): dispensable, expendable; lacking

Definitions

  1. dispensable, expendable; lacking

Ancestry of “ontbeerlijk”, step by step

ontbeerlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch ontberen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontberento lack
2Middle Dutchontbērento avoid doing
3Old Dutchantberan—

Words derived from “ontbeerlijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →