Where does “ontroostbaar” come from?
ontroostbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch troosten, from Middle Dutch trôosten, from Old Dutch trōsten, from Proto-West Germanic *traustijan, from Proto-Germanic traustijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
ontroostbaar (Dutch): inconsolable
Definitions
- inconsolable
Ancestry of “ontroostbaar”, step by step
ontroostbaar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch troosten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | troosten | to comfort, console, solace |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trôosten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trōsten | to console, to comfort |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *traustijan | to strengthen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | traustijaną | to make strong, make reliable; to comfort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |