Where does “onzorgvuldigheid” come from?

onzorgvuldigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch onzorgvuldig, from Dutch zorgvuldig, from Middle Dutch sorgvoldich.

onzorgvuldigheid (Dutch): carelessness

Definitions

  1. carelessness

Ancestry of “onzorgvuldigheid”, step by step

onzorgvuldigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch onzorgvuldig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonzorgvuldigcareless
2Dutchzorgvuldigcareful, meticulous
3Middle Dutchsorgvoldich—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Middle Dutch sorgvoldich →Every word from Dutch zorgvuldig →Every word from Dutch onzorgvuldig →