Where does β€œunattach” come from?

unattach (English) comes from English attach, from Middle English attachen, from Old French atachier, from Old French estachier, from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄ β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

unattach (English): To detach

Definitions

  1. To detach

Ancestry of β€œunattach”, step by step

unattach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English attach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattachTo fasten, to join to; To adhere; to be attached;...
2Middle Englishattachenβ€”
3Old Frenchatachierto attach
4Old FrenchestachierAlternative form of atachier; bind; to fasten...
5Old Frenchestachestake; strap
6Medieval Latinstacaa stake
7Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
8Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄ β†’Every word from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ° β†’