Where does “unasking” come from?
unasking (English) comes from English unask, from English Ask, from Swedish ask, from Old Swedish asker, from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
unasking (English): Not making demands; present participle of unask
Definitions
- Not making demands; present participle of unask
Ancestry of “unasking”, step by step
unasking traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English unask
| 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 |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enk- | curve, bend |