Where does “unbylined” come from?

unbylined (English) comes from English bylined, from English byline, from English by-, from Middle English bi-, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

unbylined (English): Not given a byline

Definitions

  1. Not given a byline

Ancestry of “unbylined”, step by step

unbylined traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bylined

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbylinedHaving a byline
2EnglishbylineA line at the head of a newspaper or magazine...
3Englishby-town or city; nearness or roundaboutness;...
4Middle Englishbi-A prefix forming transitive verbs from any content word, often denoting completion or thoroughness
5Old Englishbī-by, near, around; by-
6Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
7Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts
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