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Where does “unawarely” come from?

unawarely (English) comes from English unaware, from English aware, from Middle English aware, from Old English ġewær, from Proto-West Germanic gawar, from Proto-Indo-European worós, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

unawarely (English): unawares

Definitions

  1. unawares

Ancestry of “unawarely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunawareNot aware or informed; lacking knowledge; Not...
2EnglishawareVigilant or on one's guard against danger or...
3Middle Englishaware—
4Old Englishġewæraware
5Proto-West Germanicgawaraware, noticing something
6Proto-Indo-Europeanworósattentive
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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