Where does “verontwaardigen” come from?

verontwaardigen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch veronwerdigen, from Middle Dutch onwerdich — unworthy, dispicable.

verontwaardigen (Dutch): to make indignant, to indignify

Definitions

  1. to make indignant, to indignify

Ancestry of “verontwaardigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchveronwerdigen—
2Middle Dutchonwerdichunworthy, dispicable

Words derived from “verontwaardigen”

Every word from Middle Dutch onwerdich →Every word from Middle Dutch veronwerdigen →
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