Where does “unbrooding” come from?
unbrooding (English) comes from English brooding, from English brood, from Middle English brood, from Old English brād, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.
unbrooding (English): Not brooding
Definitions
- Not brooding
Ancestry of “unbrooding”, step by step
unbrooding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brooding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brooding | Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them;... |
| 2 | English | brood | The young of certain animals, especially a group... |
| 3 | Middle English | brood | broad |
| 4 | Old English | brād | broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braid | broad, wide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | braidaz | broad, wide |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |