Where does “onvoldoende” come from?
onvoldoende (Dutch) comes from Dutch voldoende — sufficient.
onvoldoende (Dutch): insufficient, not enough; failing grade
Definitions
- insufficient, not enough; failing grade
Ancestry of “onvoldoende”, step by step
onvoldoende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voldoende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voldoende | sufficient |
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-) |