Where does “ontoegankelijkheid” come from?

ontoegankelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontoegankelijk, from Dutch toegankelijk, from Dutch toegang, from Dutch gang, from Middle Dutch ganc, from Old Dutch gank, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s — to walk; to step.

ontoegankelijkheid (Dutch): inaccessibility

Definitions

  1. inaccessibility

Ancestry of “ontoegankelijkheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontoegankelijkinaccessible
2Dutchtoegankelijkaccessible
3Dutchtoegangaccess, entrance
4Dutchgangpassageway, alley; gait, walk; journey
5Middle Dutchganc
6Old Dutchgank
7Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-