Where does “onverzettelijkheid” come from?
onverzettelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch onverzettelijk, from Dutch verzetten, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
onverzettelijkheid (Dutch): tenacity, intransigence, obduracy
Definitions
- tenacity, intransigence, obduracy
Ancestry of “onverzettelijkheid”, step by step
onverzettelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onverzettelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onverzettelijk | tenacious, intransigent, obdurate |
| 2 | Dutch | verzetten | to move, to shift to another position; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |