Where does “unassumingly” come from?

unassumingly (English) comes from English unassuming, from English Un-, from Middle English un-, from Old English un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

unassumingly (English): In an unassuming manner

Definitions

  1. In an unassuming manner

Ancestry of “unassumingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunassumingmodest and having no pretensions or ostentation
2EnglishUn-not
3Middle Englishun-—
4Old Englishun-negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms...
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from English Un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →
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