Where does “onvoorwaardelijk” come from?
onvoorwaardelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorwaardelijk, from Dutch voorwaarde, from Middle Dutch voorwaerde, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
onvoorwaardelijk (Dutch): unconditional
Ancestry of “onvoorwaardelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | voorwaardelijk | conditional |
| 2 | Dutch | voorwaarde | condition, requirement |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | voorwaerde | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vōre | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |