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Where does “seminaked” come from?

seminaked (English) comes from English naked, from Middle English naked, from Old English nacod, from Proto-West Germanic *nak(k)wad, from Proto-Germanic nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

seminaked (English): Almost naked, but still partially clothed

Definitions

  1. Almost naked, but still partially clothed

Ancestry of “seminaked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnakedBare, not covered by clothing; Lacking some...
2Middle EnglishnakedUncovered; exposed, visible; Having none of...
3Old Englishnacodnaked; past participle of nacian
4Proto-West Germanic*nak(k)wad—
5Proto-Germanicnakwadaznaked
6Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude
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