Where does “unasked” come from?
Unasked derives from English un- plus asked, with un- tracing through Latin unus and Proto-Indo-European óynos, ano-, ne, and h₂ent-, elements originally meaning "one" and "not."
unasked (English): Not asked about
Definitions
- Not asked about
Ancestry of “unasked”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unask | To undo the asking of |
| 2 | English | Ask | The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda |
| 3 | Swedish | ask | the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | asker | ash; wooden box |
| 5 | Old Norse | askr | ash; wooden vessel or dish |
| 6 | Old English | ærn | house, habitation |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | raʀn | house |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | razną | house, dwelling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |