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Where does “unawoken” come from?

unawoken (English) comes from English awoken, from English awake, from Middle English awake, from Middle English awaken — awakened, awake; to awaken.

unawoken (English): Not having been awoken

Definitions

  1. Not having been awoken

Ancestry of “unawoken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishawokenpast participle of awake
2EnglishawakeNot asleep; conscious; Alert, aware; To become...
3Middle Englishawake—
4Middle Englishawakenawakened, awake; to awaken
Every word from Middle English awaken →