Where does “indign” come from?

indign (English) comes from Middle French indigne, from Latin indignus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

indign (English): Unworthy, undeserving; disgraceful; unbecoming

Definitions

  1. Unworthy, undeserving; disgraceful; unbecoming

Ancestry of “indign”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchindigne—
2Latinindignusunworthy, undeserving; unbecoming; shameful
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “indign”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →