Where does “unsys” come from?
unsys (Cornish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål unn-, from Middle Low German unt-, from Old Saxon and-, from Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
unsys (Cornish): unit, entity
Definitions
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Ancestry of “unsys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | unn- | used to form verbs and nouns; e.g. expressing... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | unt- | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | and- | against, opposing; opposition; in return, back;... |
| 4 | Germanic | *anda- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |