Where does “onvoorzichtig” come from?

onvoorzichtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorzichtig, from Middle Dutch voresichtich.

onvoorzichtig (Dutch): careless

Definitions

  1. careless

Ancestry of “onvoorzichtig”, step by step

onvoorzichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorzichtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorzichtigcareful. Literally "looking to the future"
2Middle Dutchvoresichtich—

via Dutch on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonrarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)

Words derived from “onvoorzichtig”

Every word from Middle Dutch voresichtich →Every word from Dutch voorzichtig →