Where does “unbeggarly” come from?

unbeggarly (English) comes from English beggarly, from English beggar, from Middle English beggere, from Middle English beggen, from Old English becgan, from Old English bedecian, from Old English bedu, from Proto-Celtic betuyā — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

unbeggarly (English): Not beggarly

Definitions

  1. Not beggarly

Ancestry of “unbeggarly”, step by step

unbeggarly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English beggarly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbeggarlyIn the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken;...
2EnglishbeggarA person who begs; A person suffering from...
3Middle EnglishbeggereA beggar one who begs for alms
4Middle Englishbeggento beg
5Old Englishbecgan
6Old Englishbedecianto beg
7Old Englishbedurequest; prayer; supplication; religious worship
8Proto-Celticbetuyābirch
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷetu-yo-s
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷetu-yo-s
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