Where does “ontoerekenbaar” come from?
ontoerekenbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch toerekenbaar, from Dutch toerekenen, from Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
ontoerekenbaar (Dutch): unaccountable, insane, non compos mentis
Definitions
- unaccountable, insane, non compos mentis
Ancestry of “ontoerekenbaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toerekenbaar | accountable, compos mentis |
| 2 | Dutch | toerekenen | to impute, hold accountable; to ascribe |
| 3 | Dutch | toe | adverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | toe | to, towards; up to; until |
| 5 | Old Dutch | tuo | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |