Where does “onzalig” come from?
onzalig (Dutch) comes from Dutch zalig, from Middle Dutch salich, from Old Dutch sālig, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
onzalig (Dutch): unblessed; profane
Definitions
- unblessed; profane
Ancestry of “onzalig”, step by step
onzalig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zalig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zalig | glorious; blessed; saved |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | salich | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sālig | blessed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sālīg | blissful, prosperous, happy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
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-) |