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Where does “Unding” come from?

Unding (German) comes from Dutch onding, from Dutch ding, from Middle Dutch dinc, from Old Dutch thinc, from Proto-West Germanic þing, from Proto-Germanic þingą, from Proto-Indo-European tenkó-, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Unding (German): something that is unheard of, unacceptable,...

Definitions

  1. something that is unheard of, unacceptable,...

Ancestry of “Unding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchondingstupid, detestable thing
2Dutchdingmatter, thing
3Middle Dutchdinccase, subject, what has been discussed; case;...
4Old Dutchthinc—
5Proto-West Germanicþingcourt session, lawsuit; affair, matter; thing,...
6Proto-Germanicþingąappointed time; date; appointment; meeting;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantenkó-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
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