Where does “unzutreffend” come from?

unzutreffend (German) comes from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

unzutreffend (German): inapplicable; incorrect, inappropriate, improper

Definitions

  1. inapplicable; incorrect, inappropriate, improper

Ancestry of “unzutreffend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanun-un-; grave; bad; horrifying
2Middle High Germanun-—
3Old High Germanun-un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness
4Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
5Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from German un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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