Where does “unbare” come from?

unbare (English) comes from English bare, from Middle English bare, from Old English bær, from Proto-West Germanic baʀ, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

unbare (English): To lay bare; to expose

Definitions

  1. To lay bare; to expose

Ancestry of “unbare”, step by step

unbare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbareMinimal; that is or are just sufficient; Naked,...
2Middle EnglishbareAlternative form of bor
3Old Englishbærbare, naked, unconcealed
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀbare, naked
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos-
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