Where does “unberufen” come from?
unberufen (English) comes from German unberufen, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
unberufen (English): Touch wood; knock on wood; an injunction to fate...
Definitions
- Touch wood; knock on wood; an injunction to fate...
Ancestry of “unberufen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unberufen | let it not be called down on me |
| 2 | German | un- | un-; grave; bad; horrifying |
| 3 | Middle High German | un- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | un- | un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |